dem

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abbreviation

demonstrative

Dem

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noun

Examples of dem in a Sentence

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Kenn Miller, Naperville Is DuPage homeless now tied to Dem’s handling of pandemic? Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 Sign up for Axios Sneak Peek Pam Bondi wins Senate confirmation despite fierce Dem opposition The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Pam Bondi as President Trump's Attorney General. Kathleen Hunter, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025 That something entails that we Dems support next-generation leaders who will get us back on the road to bolstering democracy rather than destroying it. Barbara S. Held, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025 What's next: Dems have yet to finalize their roster but are expected to make more committee decisions — including on the contested Natural Resources ranking membership — this week. Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 Gunna — fresh off his One Of Dem Nights tour — performed for the program a week prior to TWICE, and past guests include Jelly Roll, Big Sean, Halsey and J Balvin. Watch TWICE’s Amazon Music Live performance above. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024 But which direction? Dr. Richard Groper, Department of Political Science, California State University For Kamala, the surest way to victory is the same blue wall (MI, WI, PA) that Biden won in 2020 and the one Nebraska Electoral College vote that is likely to go Dem. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024 More concern:Mark Kelly, other Dems fear Trump might derail CHIPS Act, semiconductor funding What did Donald Trump say about the CHIPS Act? Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024 Why Dems aren’t helping the indie in the Nebraska Senate race. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dem was in 1875

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“Dem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dem. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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