demonstrative
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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
Previously, I’d been seduced by demonstrative courtship, but Mark wasn’t effusive, and when someone bursted into laughter with “She’s hysterical!” at one of my jokes, Mark looked bewildered.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 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
But while the attack was more than purely demonstrative, it did not appear to signal Iran’s desire for an all-out fight.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024
At its most demonstrative it was now about two inches long.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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