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brandish

verb as in flaunt, swing around

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Outside a recent Mamdani rally, Santiago, a 69-year-old retiree who did not give his last name, brandished a banner reading "we want affordable housing for our community."

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The husband-and-wife team were dressed in black and silver, with Chock brandishing a flaring skirt's red lining to great dramatic effect.

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Though Ford backed off at the time, he again brandished the threat in Toronto this month after U.S.

It was also claimed in court that the 15-year-old boy was "threatening and abusive" to Amen three days before he was killed, by brandishing a sword and metal barrier and shouting and swearing.

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Instead of trying to stop the thieves, who were brandishing their grinders as weapons, the guards focused on evacuating visitors.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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