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as in emotional
showing feeling freely
my grandmother was always very demonstrative when we visited, showering us with hugs and kisses
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as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling
a demonstrative welcome for the returning troops by their families and friends
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Recent Examples of demonstrative
While Workers United maintains that the recent string of protests around the country are purely demonstrative, Freed for one is ready to put that practice to use if necessary.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
During the first quarter of the Fever's game against the Atlanta Dream Tuesday night, Clark and Cunningham made a demonstrative gesture to officials, protesting that a Dream player should be called for traveling.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Some believe that if that’s how the post-AGI era plays out, something demonstrative would need to be done.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Putin will commit demonstrative killings to maintain pressure on Ukraine and Europe, as well as to humiliate diplomatic efforts.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
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That increase has come with a financial strain and emotional stress for families across the country and in North Carolina.—
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Her relationship with Kerr hits several bumps, giving Blunt the chance to showcase her emotional range in tense scenes.—
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Kepner is passionate about accountability and service journalism and encourages anyone to reach out to her to tell their story or share a tip.—
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Most importantly of all, the goal of an actor is to share it, have people see it and have strong, passionate feelings about it — good and sometimes bad.—
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Over the years, many have stopped seeing Pretty Woman as an affectionate fairytale.—
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The affectionate moment marked their first unmistakable public display as a couple.—
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At Fox, Collier became known for his passional embrace of blockchain, NFTs and the whole Web3 space.—
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After effusive visitor feedback, Shaw has permitted the Art Institute to hang onto the work through November 15, nearly a year longer than planned.—
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Gradually, those missives evolve from hostile taunts to flirtation and then settle on passionate, effusive, unlikely love, which runs contrary to their missions.—
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What better month to hunker down, swathed in a cozy sweater, with a warm drink and a good book in hand, than January?—
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Frisbee recounts feeling bathed in warm light and then having had a vision of himself leading thousands of hippies into the Pacific Ocean to be baptized.—
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Schlossberg will be remembered as a passionate environmental journalist, curious author, and loving mother, wife, daughter, and friend.—
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Her son Sebastian announced her death on her Instagram account, penning a loving tribute to the socialite and jewelry designer.—
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Korean Messiah follows not only the family that rose to absolute power in Pyongyang, but also an American Presbyterian missionary who built a fervent following in the early 19th century.—
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The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, by far the Administration’s most fervent anti-Maduro ideologue, cautiously described the leader’s capture as a law-enforcement operation.—
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“Demonstrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstrative. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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