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Recent Examples of demonstrator
Videos of the protest posted on social media Tuesday show law enforcement clashing with demonstrators outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Durango, where agents in tactical gear carried weapons capable of firing less-lethal projectiles.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Outside the facility earlier this month, USA TODAY reporters saw demonstrators peacefully protesting.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
At another moment, a demonstrator in religious garb was shot directly in the face with pepper spray, leaving his chin bloodied.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 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
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Outside the facility earlier this month, USA TODAY reporters saw demonstrators peacefully protesting.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
At another moment, a demonstrator in religious garb was shot directly in the face with pepper spray, leaving his chin bloodied.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstrator
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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Among the marchers was Elk Grove resident Tanya Allen, 35, who wore a hippo costume.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Someone who is unable to work in mainstream punditry because his face no longer fits, but is determined to raise standards among those who do as an outside agitator.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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This is a frequent complaint with today's washers that use less water than older, top-load washers with center agitators.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Demonstrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstrator. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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