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as in emotional
showing feeling freely
my grandmother was always very demonstrative when we visited, showering us with hugs and kisses
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as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling
a demonstrative welcome for the returning troops by their families and friends
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Recent Examples of demonstrative
On ‘90s night, her wife (and now manager) Catherine was in full demonstrative flair as one of the wanna-be Spice Girls, alongside some of her visiting friends from Britain.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Four years into his NBA career, Cunningham typically adopts a quiet, lead-by-example approach, but something prompted him to be more demonstrative.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
For her, Lebanon’s endless crises were demonstrative of the real country, too saturated with sectarian divisions to ever hope for freedom from foreign control.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Judon was demonstrative at times in training camp, leaving one practice before returning to confront executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf on the field, missing another workout and expressing his discontent multiple times to the media.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Four years into his NBA career, Cunningham typically adopts a quiet, lead-by-example approach, but something prompted him to be more demonstrative.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
For her, Lebanon’s endless crises were demonstrative of the real country, too saturated with sectarian divisions to ever hope for freedom from foreign control.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Judon was demonstrative at times in training camp, leaving one practice before returning to confront executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf on the field, missing another workout and expressing his discontent multiple times to the media.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstrative
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Both women appeared emotional as the crowd finished the song with enthusiastic cheers for the birthday boy.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Celebrity Style Palmer is going viral for her emotional acceptance speech celebrating Black community.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
23 Feb. 2025
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Young Americans are increasingly passionate about meritocracy again, and we should all be encouraged about their potential as the C-suite’s next generation of leaders.—
John Rau,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Rodz, who’d come from a financial and entrepreneurship background herself, was also passionate about serving small businesses.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
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Golden retrievers are known for their affectionate and social nature.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Those two words — Philly's affectionate salutation — have taken on deeper meaning as the city grapples with the aftermath of a tragedy that killed seven people and injured dozens more.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Musk’s army of fanboys on X was as effusive as ever, but outside the hard-core Tesla bubble, the SUV was met with a flood of Nazi jokes following Musk’s Sieg heil–ish arm gesture at Trump’s inauguration.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2025
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Though Swift was a strong Kamala Harris supporter during last year’s election and attack online by Trump, the Chiefs’ Kelce was effusive over the president coming to Sunday’s Super Bowl.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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Alternatively, warm your hands with the electric fireplace while catching a flick on the smart TV to enjoy in the winter months, as well as many cross-country skiing trails nearby.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
22 Feb. 2025
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In winter, your mid layers might be something like a 300-weight fleece jacket paired with a much warmer puffer.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Parthenope is inscrutable yet expressive, insolent yet heroic, magnetic yet unattainable, loving yet selfish.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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For my entire life, the epitome of tall, dark, and handsome has been Morris Chestnut, an actor who looks as if he was sculpted from marble by the hands of a loving and generous god.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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His fervent dedication to mastering the physical demands of Alonzo, with some help from a stand-in without arms, Paul Desmuke, left an impression on colleagues as well as audiences.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Naked dresses, for all the fervent discussion, can be surprisingly modest.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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In the background of a Gaza ceasefire, Israel has steadily escalated an intense military operation in Palestinian cities in the West Bank, killing dozens and displacing tens of thousands of residents.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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That was the idea of having this riff that was gonna be really intense, and probably pretty majestic as well, but quite intriguing.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Demonstrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstrative. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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