as in demonstration
a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person
a demo to support the Prime Minister
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Rentals Performance, demo, and junior skis, as well as snowboard rentals, are available to rent from Snow King Mountain Sports.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
At the safety demo later that afternoon, Milovidov watched as two on-staff experts walked me through how to set up Roblox’s parental controls on an iPhone and tablet.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
The demo goes far beyond a visual stunt, showing the robot managing real impacts, balance shifts, and split-second decisions in an uncontrolled setting.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Everyone recognized and appreciated strong government support and wanted to deliver the right system solution, not just a one-off demo.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
At the safety demo later that afternoon, Milovidov watched as two on-staff experts walked me through how to set up Roblox’s parental controls on an iPhone and tablet.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
The demo goes far beyond a visual stunt, showing the robot managing real impacts, balance shifts, and split-second decisions in an uncontrolled setting.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Everyone recognized and appreciated strong government support and wanted to deliver the right system solution, not just a one-off demo.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demo
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Row between stores The backlash towards Shein has extended beyond demonstrations on the street and government probes.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Both address vulnerabilities that adversaries already exploit—and both have recent, tangible demonstrations that turn theory into operational reality.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Hostages and Missing Families Forum has continued to organize rallies in Tel Aviv and elsewhere across Israel calling for the release of the remaining deceased hostages.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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More than a month after one of its professors was arrested on charges of violent felonies at an anti-ICE rally, an elite private university has refused to say whether the academic has been punished.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Demo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demo. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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