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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
Reiter wrote another thank you and offered Epstein a tour of the police station and a demonstration of how the new equipment worked.
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Local media reported that Bulgin was helping organize a demonstration over the recent police killing of a 17-year-old boy identified as her cousin.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
While the Tower Bridge Dinner, Legends of Wine, and the Grand Tasting are ticketed events, in past years Visit Sacramento has hosted the Farm-to-Fork Festival, a street fest with free admission featuring cooking demonstrations, local vendors and performers.
—Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
The successful test also indicates that the missile will proceed to more demanding test phases, which would likely include full-range profile runs and, eventually, live-fire demonstrations.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Local media reported that Bulgin was helping organize a demonstration over the recent police killing of a 17-year-old boy identified as her cousin.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
While the Tower Bridge Dinner, Legends of Wine, and the Grand Tasting are ticketed events, in past years Visit Sacramento has hosted the Farm-to-Fork Festival, a street fest with free admission featuring cooking demonstrations, local vendors and performers.
—Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
The successful test also indicates that the missile will proceed to more demanding test phases, which would likely include full-range profile runs and, eventually, live-fire demonstrations.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
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Max Muncy’s double into the right-field corner started the two-out rally, and Freeland’s single through the middle of the infield — one of three hits for the young infielder — cashed in.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Investors chasing Asia’s artificial intelligence rally may want to look beyond the region’s top-performing stock markets and consider Japan instead, according to Barclays.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Parts of the archive are on display at the museum.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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An electronic display shows the closing KOSPI index inside the lobby of the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, on June 1, 2026.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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In the demo, players can try the swordplay action game at home for the first time, explore the historic Kiyomizu-dera Temple, and duel protagonist Miyamoto Musashi’s rival Sasaki Ganryu in a boss battle.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the overindexing of Scary Movie hinges on walk-up business in what’s expected to pull in a very diverse audience including Black and Latino-Hispanic moviegoers as well as a three-demo first choice strong with women under/over 25 and men over 25 at 3,400 theaters.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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On a year-to-date basis, the rupee has fallen by more than 6%, LSEG data shows.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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The show is still using some of those songs, giving the score’s relationship to the script a half-in, half-out near-jukebox feeling.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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