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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
Robinson, best known for organizing anti-immigration demonstrations, was jailed for 18 months in October for contempt of court, for breaching a court order by repeating defamatory claims about a teenage Syrian refugee.
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Dave Lawler, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
While residents had been protesting the order to vacate since it was issued in November, the tenor of their demonstrations, and the rhetoric surrounding the government’s response, took on a darker, more indignant tone in early December, following the arrest of Vivian Hernandez.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Public demonstrations are anticipated to keep pressure on authorities to address the crisis.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The course features four research websites, real-time demonstrations, and an introduction to useful research software.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
The free event includes fitness demonstrations, class descriptions and instructor introductions along with free food and beverages and opportunity drawings for Oasis gift cards.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Fireworks were also used for other purposes in Germany, where they were pointed as weapons at police officers and firefighters at demonstrations in Berlin, authorities said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
These missions will carry a variety of scientific instruments and technology demonstrations to different lunar locations.
—Zhenbo Wang, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Families of hostages and supporters have held mass demonstrations for months, and diplomats have reported progress in the indirect talks.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Dave Lawler, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
While residents had been protesting the order to vacate since it was issued in November, the tenor of their demonstrations, and the rhetoric surrounding the government’s response, took on a darker, more indignant tone in early December, following the arrest of Vivian Hernandez.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Public demonstrations are anticipated to keep pressure on authorities to address the crisis.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The course features four research websites, real-time demonstrations, and an introduction to useful research software.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
The free event includes fitness demonstrations, class descriptions and instructor introductions along with free food and beverages and opportunity drawings for Oasis gift cards.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Fireworks were also used for other purposes in Germany, where they were pointed as weapons at police officers and firefighters at demonstrations in Berlin, authorities said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
These missions will carry a variety of scientific instruments and technology demonstrations to different lunar locations.
—Zhenbo Wang, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Families of hostages and supporters have held mass demonstrations for months, and diplomats have reported progress in the indirect talks.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Demonstrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstrations. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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