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as in rallies
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 displays
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 demonstrations
The administration took similar actions against Brown, Columbia, Harvard and Princeton as punishment for how the institutions handled last year’s student demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza and in protest of the schools’ diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
The trans rights music festival takes place at the Black Caton May 30 and 31, and all proceeds go to Gender Liberation Movement to help fund future rallies, demonstrations, and direct actions in protest of anti-trans policymaking.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2025
Learn about the latest developments in generative AI with short lectures and demonstrations followed by group discussion.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
The protests were part of a series of nationwide demonstrations organized by a coalition of over 150 groups—including civil rights organizations, labor unions, LGBTQ+ advocates, veterans, and election activists.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
While industry veterans like Carmack and Sweeney view AI as another tool in the development arsenal, demonstrations like the Quake II instance may create inflated expectations about AI's current capabilities for complete game generation.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
The event will feature music by Peter Sprague, surfboard shaping demonstrations, a catered reception, and stories from professional surfers JoJo Roper, Kaitlin Mikkelsen and Zeke Szekely, moderated by surf journalist Scott Bass.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The demonstrations come after Jeffries asked Democrats to not cause a spectacle and leave any props behind, after Axios reported that some House Democrats planned to bring eggs, egg cartons, or pocket constitutions to the address.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
The demonstrations came to a head in April when protesters occupied a Columbia academic building, Hamilton Hall.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Jade Walker, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
The trans rights music festival takes place at the Black Caton May 30 and 31, and all proceeds go to Gender Liberation Movement to help fund future rallies, demonstrations, and direct actions in protest of anti-trans policymaking.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2025
Learn about the latest developments in generative AI with short lectures and demonstrations followed by group discussion.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
The protests were part of a series of nationwide demonstrations organized by a coalition of over 150 groups—including civil rights organizations, labor unions, LGBTQ+ advocates, veterans, and election activists.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
While industry veterans like Carmack and Sweeney view AI as another tool in the development arsenal, demonstrations like the Quake II instance may create inflated expectations about AI's current capabilities for complete game generation.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
The event will feature music by Peter Sprague, surfboard shaping demonstrations, a catered reception, and stories from professional surfers JoJo Roper, Kaitlin Mikkelsen and Zeke Szekely, moderated by surf journalist Scott Bass.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The demonstrations come after Jeffries asked Democrats to not cause a spectacle and leave any props behind, after Axios reported that some House Democrats planned to bring eggs, egg cartons, or pocket constitutions to the address.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
The demonstrations came to a head in April when protesters occupied a Columbia academic building, Hamilton Hall.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Demonstrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstrations. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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