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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
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to remove a reference to Google's TED demonstration as being its first of this prototype.
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Ina Fried, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
What To Know With the exception of the Guadalajara protest, demonstrations overseas were in European countries.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Khalil’s opinion piece came as the Trump administration has further cracked down on international students, seeking to detain and deport those who took part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
Large demonstrations are a performance of plurality, with individuals transcending their own individuality to express a larger will.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
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Ina Fried, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
What To Know With the exception of the Guadalajara protest, demonstrations overseas were in European countries.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Khalil’s opinion piece came as the Trump administration has further cracked down on international students, seeking to detain and deport those who took part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
Large demonstrations are a performance of plurality, with individuals transcending their own individuality to express a larger will.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
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Donovan and Victor Scott II both made stellar defensive plays that shut down rally chances for Minnesota.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Marriotts Ridge shifted its defense in the later stages of the second quarter to shut down Mt. Hebron's offense and rally for the win.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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The recovery effort also appears to function as a display of political alliances: the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that emergency responders from China and Russia were allowed to fly into Yangon, while multiple Western aid agencies struggled to get into the country.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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The shift to using a display with a resolution as high as 5,120 x 2,880 pixels provides a big increase in pixel resolution compared with Alogic’s Clarity Pro Touch 4K display.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Folks like Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg — who were part of a trio dubbed 213, the Long Beach area code at the time — famously cut their first demo there.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The season, which debuted on MTV in August 2024, premiered to the highest ratings in the demo in three years.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Oscar winner — who both wrote and stars in the stage adaptation of the 2005 movie Good Night, and Good Luck — celebrated the official Broadway opening of the show at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City on Thursday, April 3, without his wife.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The White Lotus Season 3 finale is this weekend and one character will not make it out of the show alive.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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