demonstrator

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Recent Examples of demonstrator Will the rallies be safe? Protest organizers have trained thousands in de-escalation techniques and have promised the day will be safe, even as political rhetoric characterizes demonstrators as being aligned with terrorist forces. Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025 Dozens of naked demonstrators staged a protest outside Portland’s ICE facility on Sunday, drawing backlash from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid growing tensions over federal immigration enforcement. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 In another, a demonstrator attempting to flee past the troops was tackled and pinned to the ground. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025 The left panel shows the first round of testing, with the demonstrator and the test subject in the test group (left up) and the control subject tested alone in the control group (left down). Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for demonstrator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstrator
Noun
  • Violent crime has surged in Peru in recent years, and a protester, named as 32-year-old Eduardo Ruiz, was killed earlier in the month.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • State and local law enforcement officers detain a protestor during a demonstration near an ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, on October 10, 2025.
    Connor Greene, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In a state that sets the standard for music education and a region that pushes the limits of what marching bands can do, directors meticulously correct every arm angle, facial expression and the spacing between each marcher.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Among the marchers was Elk Grove resident Tanya Allen, 35, who wore a hippo costume.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As Border patrol arrested one individual, who actively resisted arrest, pepper spray was deployed spray to deter the agitator and disperse the crowd.
    NPR, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Over a dozen agitators showed up to disrupt Sunday’s rally along Capitol Boulevard.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Demonstrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstrator. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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