demonstrator

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Recent Examples of demonstrator That year, then-Gov. James Rhodes ordered members of the National Guard to respond to college demonstrators at Kent State University who were protesting against escalating U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Alana Wise, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025 In February, demonstrators hung an upside-down American flag from the same cliff face to protest staffing cuts. Jesus Mesa gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 For now, Excalibur will remain a demonstrator rather than a deployable weapon. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025 Israeli police said that 38 demonstrators had been detained by 2 p.m. Some protesters blocking roads scuffled with police, and were carried away by officers. Rami Amichay, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for demonstrator
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protester
Noun
  • One such incident occurred in the UK in October 2022, when a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was dragged into the grounds of a Chinese consulate in Manchester and beaten, in events captured on camera.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The conflict between the protesters at one point became violent, when an LGBTQ protester allegedly struck local conservative activist Josh Fulfer with a flag pole.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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

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