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demonstrative

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




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Meloni received Rubio politely, with the customary Italian cheek kisses and brief hug, but without the demonstrative warmth she sometimes shows other dignitaries.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Though not as demonstrative as he once was, Mehta has not lost the essence of his L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2024

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

It was unusual because she was not a demonstrative woman.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Statistical analysis revealed the same mapping between reachable and non-reachable objects and demonstratives across all languages.

From Science Daily Oct. 30, 2023

They tested over 1,000 speakers to see how they use demonstratives in their language to describe where objects are across a range of different spatial configurations.

From Science Daily Oct. 30, 2023

"This distinction may explain the early evolutionary origin of demonstratives as linguistic forms," he added.

From Science Daily Oct. 30, 2023

All, any, both, each, either, many, one, other, etc. are called +Indefinite+ pronouns because they do not point out and particularize like the demonstratives.

From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd

These demonstratives are very numerous—many of them being used as pronouns of the third person, and are declined for number, person, and case.

From The Wiradyuri and Other Languages of New South Wales by Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton)




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