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as in rallies
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 displays
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 demonstrations
But the court agreed with the public evangelist − Gabriel Olivier, who was previously convicted of violating the city's restrictions on public demonstrations − that a 1994 decision shouldn't apply to him.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Today, on Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Iranian authorities executed three men who were convicted of killing police officers during anti-government demonstrations in January.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
The three men, including an Iranian national wrestling team member, were reportedly convicted of killing two police officers during the national demonstrations.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026
Bill Self thinks so Inside, spring break activities like STEM labs, rescue dog demonstrations and more are offered with museum admission.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 19 Mar. 2026
Iran put down the demonstrations with intense violence that killed thousands of people and saw tens of thousands others detained, and activists have warned that authorities might carry out mass executions of those detained.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Five years after the mass demonstrations, Lukashenko won a seventh term last year in an election that the opposition called a farce.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Protests broke out in Iran in late December against the rising cost of living before morphing into nationwide anti-government demonstrations that peaked on January 8 and 9.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The Veyron participated in marketing events, photo shoots, and customer demonstrations, traveling the world to spread the gospel of Bugatti.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Today, on Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Iranian authorities executed three men who were convicted of killing police officers during anti-government demonstrations in January.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
The three men, including an Iranian national wrestling team member, were reportedly convicted of killing two police officers during the national demonstrations.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026
Bill Self thinks so Inside, spring break activities like STEM labs, rescue dog demonstrations and more are offered with museum admission.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 19 Mar. 2026
Iran put down the demonstrations with intense violence that killed thousands of people and saw tens of thousands others detained, and activists have warned that authorities might carry out mass executions of those detained.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Five years after the mass demonstrations, Lukashenko won a seventh term last year in an election that the opposition called a farce.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Protests broke out in Iran in late December against the rising cost of living before morphing into nationwide anti-government demonstrations that peaked on January 8 and 9.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The Veyron participated in marketing events, photo shoots, and customer demonstrations, traveling the world to spread the gospel of Bugatti.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstrations
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Now neighbors are organizing rallies and calling on city officials to shut the property down.—
Ross DiMattei,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Demonstrations also took place across Spain on Saturday, where rallies were organized in dozens of cities by a coalition of civic groups calling for an end to the conflict in the Middle East.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The displays are meant to echo the rugged mountain paths of Ethiopia, Mexico, and Perú, places where children rise before dawn, walk miles to do their chores, and return home with soles bruised and spirits tested.—
Abraham Nudelstejer,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The milestone comes amid staff layoffs, a federal shutdown, and administration directives to remove historical content from park displays.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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The pair also address Quentin Tarantino‘s recent claim on The Joe Rogan Experience that TV shows don’t stick with you the way movies do.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
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On the other side of the museum’s grand staircase, two engrossing small shows extend the presentation of Spanish art both forward and backward in time.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Opened in January 2026, the center is located in downtown’s historic Griffith Building, providing 44,000 square feet and two-story-high cathedral ceilings for art exhibitions, film screenings, and live music.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
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Too, the museum hosted a number of high-profile traveling exhibitions, including those of David Bowie, Ólafur Eliaasson, Yoko Ono, and Luc Tuymans.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Demonstrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstrations. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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