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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
Iran put down the demonstrations with intense violence that killed thousands of people and saw tens of thousands others detained, and activists have warned that authorities might carry out mass executions of those detained.
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Five years after the mass demonstrations, Lukashenko won a seventh term last year in an election that the opposition called a farce.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
So the duo eventually decided to build an experimental demonstration.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Coronary artery calcium Coronary artery calcium, or CAC, is probably the best demonstration of what opportunistic screening can accomplish.
—Peter Gunderman, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Five years after the mass demonstrations, Lukashenko won a seventh term last year in an election that the opposition called a farce.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
So the duo eventually decided to build an experimental demonstration.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Coronary artery calcium Coronary artery calcium, or CAC, is probably the best demonstration of what opportunistic screening can accomplish.
—Peter Gunderman, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
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Maria Nichols, president of AALA, told this publication after the rally that the union is scheduled to return to the bargaining table Friday.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ose Okojie scored a career-high 23 points to lead the Bison (24-10), who entered with an 0-4 record in March Madness and had to hold off a late rally by the Retrievers (24-9).—
Jeff Wallner,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
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Right now, some of the best spots to catch beautiful bluebonnet displays are around Brenham, Ennis, and the Hill Country.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Given the show’s familiar blend of person-on-the-street stunts, chaotic celebrity interviews, and lewd displays, comparisons are inescapable.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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My demo is High Wealth Adults/Couples 35-65, and families with adult children/multigenerational, interested in food, wine and local experiences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Once the prompt is accepted, the demo shows a new row of Bieber songs and albums appear on the homepage.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
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The musicians reunite for a show alongside Irreversible Entanglements, a free-jazz collective led by the poet-musician-educator Moor Mother (Camae Ayewa).—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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While fans packed free concerts from the Lumineers and Orville Peck, Los Lobos — one of the biggest Chicano bands of the last 50 years — played a free show at the Downright Austin that was smaller than expected, considering the broad interest from Austin's Hispanic community.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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