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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
Encomara plans to carry out onshore demonstrations at AES’s Huntly site in July.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
One of the demonstrations used a watermelon to show what a firework injury can do to the human body.
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Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
While no protest, demonstration, or amount of organizing can resurrect the dead, perhaps such actions can chart a new course.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education last week approved its newest free speech policy for students that defines categories of speech and disruptive demonstrations.
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Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
One of the demonstrations used a watermelon to show what a firework injury can do to the human body.
—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
While no protest, demonstration, or amount of organizing can resurrect the dead, perhaps such actions can chart a new course.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education last week approved its newest free speech policy for students that defines categories of speech and disruptive demonstrations.
—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
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Freedom 250 proves controversial Trump held this week's rally on the National Mall under the auspices of Freedom 250.
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What made this rally especially remarkable, however, was that every run came with two outs.
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Every imaginable yellow, green and blue wig was on display among the sea of kilts outside Hard Rock Stadium (re-named Miami Stadium for the World Cup), faces were painted in all the team colors, and fans of both teams posed for photos together.
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Indigenous groups protested the last time Mount Rushmore hosted a fireworks display, and former President Joe Biden's administration rejected subsequent attempts to have fireworks at the national monument.
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Assembled by Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound from over 100 demos, the tender, intimate album reveals the melodic heart and plaintive spirit of Beeler’s music, which sounds fetching, and occasionally unsettling, in this sparser form.
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The glasses could also tell the container of fake cherries used as a prop during a demo weren’t real.
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Special effects artists and animators These workers create the visuals for films, television shows and video games.
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As a show of their doubt, top Iranian officials have vowed to sharply retaliate if the US violates the deal.
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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