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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
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to remove a reference to Google's TED demonstration as being its first of this prototype.
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Ina Fried, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
What To Know With the exception of the Guadalajara protest, demonstrations overseas were in European countries.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Khalil’s opinion piece came as the Trump administration has further cracked down on international students, seeking to detain and deport those who took part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
Large demonstrations are a performance of plurality, with individuals transcending their own individuality to express a larger will.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
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Ina Fried, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
What To Know With the exception of the Guadalajara protest, demonstrations overseas were in European countries.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Khalil’s opinion piece came as the Trump administration has further cracked down on international students, seeking to detain and deport those who took part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
Large demonstrations are a performance of plurality, with individuals transcending their own individuality to express a larger will.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
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Donovan and Victor Scott II both made stellar defensive plays that shut down rally chances for Minnesota.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Marriotts Ridge shifted its defense in the later stages of the second quarter to shut down Mt. Hebron's offense and rally for the win.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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The crowd roared its approval Monday evening when Boise Mayor Lauren McLean’s decision to continue to fly a Pride flag outside of Boise’s City Hall was alluded to, despite another new Idaho law banning such a display.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2025
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The fire badly damaged the inside of the large room that is often used for entertaining crowds and art displays.—
Marc Levy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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An old John Lennon demo was transformed into a complete song by isolating his vocals (and George Harrison’s guitar tone) and combining that with new recordings from the rest of the living band.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Microsoft’s demo used the very good example of a deep reasoning agent that can develop a response to a complex and unstructured RFP, which would not have been possible using an agentic workflow.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Most significantly, the wealthy Ratliff family (played on the show by Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, and co), were recast as President Donald Trump and his family, in a riff on the current tariff situation.—
Rebecca Cope,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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Abby’s Motivations – Last night, players saw that the show was saying right away that Abby was a Firefly and was angry at Joel for all his murders at the hospital, decimating the entire organization.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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