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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Guide Without Controlling: Offer a quick demo to get people started—such as folding meats, clustering grapes, or scattering nuts—but let everyone interpret the process their own way.
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Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025
There are coastal adventures, ocean foraging, lodging packages and a sake pairing with an uni-cooking demo, to name a few things happening in the three-day fest.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
In 1961, unbeknownst to his vacationing parents, Wilson and his bandmates cobbled together a few hundred dollars to record the demo of a new song written by Brian about surfboarding, a then-current craze that brother Dennis had embraced.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 11 June 2025
Listening to the demo that eHealth sent me, I was absolutely blown away.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025
There are coastal adventures, ocean foraging, lodging packages and a sake pairing with an uni-cooking demo, to name a few things happening in the three-day fest.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
In 1961, unbeknownst to his vacationing parents, Wilson and his bandmates cobbled together a few hundred dollars to record the demo of a new song written by Brian about surfboarding, a then-current craze that brother Dennis had embraced.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 11 June 2025
Listening to the demo that eHealth sent me, I was absolutely blown away.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demo
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The demonstration comes after reports of a string of ICE raids in Los Angeles on Thursday, including one outside of a nearby Home Depot on Sunset Boulevard.—
Bonnie Mclean,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
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Dueling demonstrations, wars, immigration, inflation — any number of issues grab our attention daily.—
Anastasia G Mcateer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Protesters in support of Mahmoud Khalil rally in New York City's Foley Square on April 17, 2025.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Some expect semiconductors, which have led the comeback rally after getting punished earlier this year, could hold the key for the S & P 500 getting back to all-time highs.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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“Demo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demo. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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