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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
On October 13th, he was arrested during a ceasefire demonstration outside Chuck Schumer’s apartment in Park Slope.
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The strength of feeling in Italy on this matter was made very clear to the delegates at the EFC general assembly on Wednesday night, when their buses to a lavish dinner at Rome’s Terme di Caracalla were held up for more than hour by a large pro-Palestinian demonstration in the city.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The city has experienced nearly daily protests opposing the administration’s hardline policies, with anti-ICE demonstrations continuing outside the detention center.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Protesters in Ecuador attacked a car carrying President Daniel Noboa, the latest demonstration of increasingly violent discontent against his government.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The strength of feeling in Italy on this matter was made very clear to the delegates at the EFC general assembly on Wednesday night, when their buses to a lavish dinner at Rome’s Terme di Caracalla were held up for more than hour by a large pro-Palestinian demonstration in the city.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The city has experienced nearly daily protests opposing the administration’s hardline policies, with anti-ICE demonstrations continuing outside the detention center.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Protesters in Ecuador attacked a car carrying President Daniel Noboa, the latest demonstration of increasingly violent discontent against his government.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstration
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The Rough Riders overcame a furious Arlington Heights rally in the third quarter and used a late goal-line stand to shock the Yellow Jackets in a 50-47 thriller.—
Updated October 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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Many are convinced that the massive amount of spending in the data center buildout will keep the AI rally going for the foreseeable future.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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The patience and sense of calm Tucker displays in the batter’s box will also serve him well as a free agent.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In a statement shared with CNN, the airport said a third party accessed both its flight information display screens and public address system.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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What Inversion learned from its first spacecraft, Ray Before Arc, Inversion launched a smaller demo craft called Ray on SpaceX's Transporter-12 mission.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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During the demo, Batman used his trusty batarangs and the bat-claw to dispatch bad guys and solve puzzles.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Cross Prime Video, leader of all dad-TV shows, released a trailer for Cross season two.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2025
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The finale also left both pairs of the show's central lovers in the midst of cliffhangers.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Demonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstration. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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