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demonstrative

[duh-mon-struh-tiv] / dəˈmɒn strə tɪv /




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He is not a demonstrative individual, in news conferences or on the sideline.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

And he has a distaste for “poverty porn,” of the kind showcased at fundraising concerts by morally demonstrative pop stars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

These videos aren’t necessarily emblematic of what I like, but their presence is demonstrative of the strangest, most rat-like part of my brain, seeking dopamine hits in the form of weird, 30-second blips.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024

The audience’s demonstrative empathy for Louis, though, is as much a credit to the writing as Goldstein’s performance.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2024

But, at other times, vast, well-constructed, apparently robust intellectual edifices are swept away with barely a murmur because, to paraphrase Vadianus, experience really can be demonstrative.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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