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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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Key Facts Punishments were handed down to unnamed students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations that involved the occupation of a campus library in May and the setup of an encampment in an academic building last April.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
This year’s gathering — taking place this weekend in Newport, Rhode Island as always — was curated by Nathaniel Rateliff and is a vivid demonstration of how much the festival’s scope has expanded.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Protesters often display the canisters or rounds during demonstrations to journalists as evidence of police brutality and use of excessive force.
—Larry Madowo, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
The July 11 anti-government demonstrations were met with a crackdown ordered by Díaz-Canel on state television that day.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
This year’s gathering — taking place this weekend in Newport, Rhode Island as always — was curated by Nathaniel Rateliff and is a vivid demonstration of how much the festival’s scope has expanded.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Protesters often display the canisters or rounds during demonstrations to journalists as evidence of police brutality and use of excessive force.
—Larry Madowo, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
The July 11 anti-government demonstrations were met with a crackdown ordered by Díaz-Canel on state television that day.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
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Alina Habba speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Allentown, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Contrast the above with the popular view inside the money management world itself that the Federal Reserve, by merely fiddling with interest rates, can trick markets into rallies wholly at odds with market realities.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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And in Wellington, that devotion, whether built on fortune, labor, or sheer obsession, is always on full display.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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And on prominent display are the Grand Ole Opry tickets from July 27, 2002 (section 9, row U, seats 2-5) that her parents purchased after Wilson talked them into a Nashville detour following their Dollywood vacation.—
Nancy Kruh,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Imagine a product development team that is constantly designing new features – a demo video for the sales team can show them what to sell to customers.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Post-graduation, Byron quickly became a go-to demo singer and producer.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
13 July 2025
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The show can be watched on CBS or streamed on Paramount+.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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The show also featured a regular segment on missing pets, in this case a dilute calico with a stripe down its nose.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
20 July 2025
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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