✅ A protest is an expression of dissent or disapproval, often a public one and often including a large number of people (They organized a protest after the closure of the theater).

✅ A demonstration is a public expression of opinion toward an issue, which often uses picketing, parading, or similar means to express that opinion (We drove past a climate change demonstration on our way home).

✅ Protest and demonstration mean similar things but have different connotations. Protest suggests intense emotions and can refer to violent or unlawful actions, whereas demonstration suggests more balanced emotions and peaceful actions.

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✅ Dump means to throw something out, especially in an unceremonious way (I decided to dump my old chairs).

✅ Discard means to throw something out, but it can also mean to cast something aside (He discarded the glasses and put on a false mustache; Discard this wrapper).

✅ Dump and discard mean very similar things.

✅ However, dump is more of a slang term, whereas discard is a more formal term.

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✅ A change is a transformation, modification, or variation (They saw a change in his attitude).

✅ A metamorphosis is a complete change or transformation, especially one that seems like magic (She went through a metamorphosis after leaving school).

✅ Change and metamorphosis have similar meanings, but change refers to smaller transformations, whereas metamorphosis refers to bigger, more complete transformations.

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