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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
And then there are the demonstrations.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
MaterialsZone will offer Maven demonstrations to materials scientists, formulators, and industry professionals at upcoming events, including the American Coatings Show in Indianapolis, Chemspec Europe in Cologne, New York Suppliers’ Days (Cosmetics) and Plast 2026 in Milan.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Robots run logistics LG CNS showcased its PhysicalWorks robot transformation (RX) platform through a live logistics demonstration at its Magok campus in western Seoul.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
In 2020, at the age of 17, Rittenhouse took an AR-15-style rifle to a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and fired it, killing two people and injuring a third.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 May 2026
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
MaterialsZone will offer Maven demonstrations to materials scientists, formulators, and industry professionals at upcoming events, including the American Coatings Show in Indianapolis, Chemspec Europe in Cologne, New York Suppliers’ Days (Cosmetics) and Plast 2026 in Milan.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Robots run logistics LG CNS showcased its PhysicalWorks robot transformation (RX) platform through a live logistics demonstration at its Magok campus in western Seoul.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
In 2020, at the age of 17, Rittenhouse took an AR-15-style rifle to a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and fired it, killing two people and injuring a third.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
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Coplon made a short commute to downtown Portland, Maine, to attend a May Day rally.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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The rally led several Wall Street firms to upgrade AMD, including Goldman Sachs .—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Still, Malaysian officials framed the display less as an art event than as an act of restitution.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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The centerpiece of the arena has been on display in Lititz, Pennsylvania, where a mockup of a soaring 90-foot tall, open-air structure was assembled ahead of the White House event.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Kurt's key takeaways This can feel like another robot demo, but the difference is how these robot hands move.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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That's faster than the five-seater Joby Aviation flew between JFK Airport and New York City's heliport network (200 mph or 322 km/h) as part of an air taxi demo last week.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 May 2026
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Earlier this month, the Kremlin announced that this year’s Victory Day parade, held every May 9th in Red Square to commemorate the Soviet victory in the Second World War, which is typically a show of Russian might, would be a modest, small-scale affair.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Related Stories Original stars of the show were in short supply, with several key cast members having passed on — including Paul Reubens, who died three years ago, and Phil Hartman and Lynne Marie Stewart, who died in 1998 and 2025, respectively.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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