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as in rally
a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person
disgruntled students organized a demonstration to protest the change in university policy
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as in display
an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect
staged a grand demonstration of her love for her husband with a candlelight-and-champagne Valentine's Day dinner
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Recent Examples of demonstration
Key Facts Punishments were handed down to unnamed students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations that involved the occupation of a campus library in May and the setup of an encampment in an academic building last April.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
This year’s gathering — taking place this weekend in Newport, Rhode Island as always — was curated by Nathaniel Rateliff and is a vivid demonstration of how much the festival’s scope has expanded.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Protesters often display the canisters or rounds during demonstrations to journalists as evidence of police brutality and use of excessive force.
—Larry Madowo, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
The July 11 anti-government demonstrations were met with a crackdown ordered by Díaz-Canel on state television that day.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
This year’s gathering — taking place this weekend in Newport, Rhode Island as always — was curated by Nathaniel Rateliff and is a vivid demonstration of how much the festival’s scope has expanded.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Protesters often display the canisters or rounds during demonstrations to journalists as evidence of police brutality and use of excessive force.
—Larry Madowo, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
The July 11 anti-government demonstrations were met with a crackdown ordered by Díaz-Canel on state television that day.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
Noun
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The quarter was enough to spark a relief rally and keep us in the name.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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Contrast the above with the popular view inside the money management world itself that the Federal Reserve, by merely fiddling with interest rates, can trick markets into rallies wholly at odds with market realities.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The new exhibitions shine a modern light on returning displays and restore the museum's almost 50-year-old legacy of adding objects that made history but have yet to become historical.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., has removed references to President Donald Trump in a display about impeachments, despite Trump being the first and only president in American history to be impeached twice.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Every demo was tailored but followed the same underlying framework.—
Victor Orlovski,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Nonetheless, a grand opening demo of an Optimus serving popcorn led many to believe that the bots would have customer-facing jobs, despite engineers on site confirming that this one was remotely operated by a person, not moving independently.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2025
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Though Colbert's show has been nominated for 33 Emmys in all, across various categories, since 2017, it's never won.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The show will join Korean series such as Head Over Heels, GOOD BOY and Divorce Insurance on Prime Video.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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