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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
The third notice also informed lawmakers that the administration would provide $3.06 million to the Palestinian Authority police to support its operations in the West Bank and $2.5 million to Jordan's Public Security Directorate to support its response to public demonstrations.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Image Pandemic-era rules around travel and vaccination led to protests in 2022 in various parts of the country that came to be known as the Freedom Convoy, including weeks of demonstrations in Ottawa, the capital, that paralyzed the city’s downtown.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Chris Rigg, Sunderland Two Sunderland players featuring on this list is a demonstration that their policy of recruiting and promoting young players into the starting XI is working.
—Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Rug-weaving demonstrations allow visitors to see the skill and patience required.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Image Pandemic-era rules around travel and vaccination led to protests in 2022 in various parts of the country that came to be known as the Freedom Convoy, including weeks of demonstrations in Ottawa, the capital, that paralyzed the city’s downtown.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Chris Rigg, Sunderland Two Sunderland players featuring on this list is a demonstration that their policy of recruiting and promoting young players into the starting XI is working.
—Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Rug-weaving demonstrations allow visitors to see the skill and patience required.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
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On July 13 Trump was lightly wounded in the ear after a gunman opened at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Trump campaign said in October that the city fees associated with the rally are the responsibility of the Secret Service.Trent Abrego, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2025
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Commercial displays in the area to choose from include the Carolina Holiday Lights Spectacular in Ballantyne’s Back Yard, Daniel Stowe’s Holiday at the Garden, Speedway Christmas and more.Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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The dire display in the 1-0 defeat away to Bournemouth, where Everton barely laid a glove on their opponents and their limitations were laid bare, saw any remaining support for Dyche from the fanbase wilt away.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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The booster and spacecraft for the eighth demo are already built and undergoing testing.Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Its premiere episode scored a 0.57 rating in the 25-54 demo and a 0.74 across women in the same bracket, more than doubling the benchmark over the previous six weeks, per Nielsen live+three day data.Peter White, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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For the first time in all 40 seasons of The Challenge, the show ended in a tie.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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How ‘Wicked’ Changed the Lives of Its Stars: Only the women who’ve played Elphaba and Glinda in the show’s two decades onstage understand why the roles are so taxing — and so rewarding, too.Benjamin Malapris, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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