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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 demonstrations at Delaney Hall continued Wednesday night and protesters again clashed with federal law enforcement.
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Many people in the audience asked the city to host a demonstration of the equipment, and O’Hara said this could be arranged.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Other demonstrations have devolved into clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
SpaceX has already conducted a demonstration of Ship elevator and airlock tech, according to the October 2025 update.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 May 2026
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Many people in the audience asked the city to host a demonstration of the equipment, and O’Hara said this could be arranged.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Other demonstrations have devolved into clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
SpaceX has already conducted a demonstration of Ship elevator and airlock tech, according to the October 2025 update.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
Noun
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Vegas built a 3-0 lead in Game 1 and held off a late Colorado rally.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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On Sunday, former F1 Academy racer and American Rally Association champion Lia Block — daughter of the late rally legend Ken Block — will demonstrate performance vehicles at Velocity.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
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Garrincha repaid the favour with a display of almost ludicrous menace and never left the side as Brazil claimed their first World Cup title.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Conveniently for the new chairman, the bond market is putting on quite the display in time for his first Federal Open Market Committee meeting (FOMC).—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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Every week brings another AI partnership announcement, another agent-to-agent demo, another bold claim about products shipped and workflows transformed.—
Rohit Kedia,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Some of those demos are fascinating.—
Nilay Patel,
The Verge,
26 May 2026
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Since then, Catwoman has appeared in various movies and on TV shows, including Matt Reeves' The Batman in 2022, where Zoë Kravitz took on the part.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The relationship between the two of them was always at the heart of the of the show.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
29 May 2026
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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