Instance

/ˈɪnstəns/

Synonyms for "instance" (190 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Noun(15 words)

case example illustration acquiescingalgebraic structureanalyze samplebelittlingcase examplecase-studies cases concrete concretes cuddles datapointdesign pattern example

abetment adduce anatomize articleas an exampleaspect atomizecall to mindcasecase historycase in pointcircumstantiate citation citecite a particularcountcross referencedatum demonstrate demonstration

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descend to particulars

Verb(1 words)

apply force to

Adjective(1 words)

concrete reality

Strong matches (57)

detail document element emblem encouragemententer into detailevent example exemplar exemplification exemplify explanation exponent facet fact factorfor examplefor instancegive a for-instancegive full particulars

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goading ground illustrate illustrationimproper suggestionincidentalindecent proposalinsistence item itemize

Adjective(4 words)

dutch momentgood exampleillustrative eventitalian esempio

Noun(19 words)

ejemplo prácticoentity entsi eventevidence itemexample subjectexamples examplingfollow examplefrench exemplegaffes happening illustrations inced incidentinclude exampleingraining instancing item

Determiner(1 words)

every time

Verb(3 words)

exemplifygive an exampleillustrate

Related words (95)

Noun(33 words)

language unit examplelearning examplelesson plan misalignmentlinguistic adjective examplelinguistics conceptmanifestationsmodelable examplenonmechanical examplenumerous examplesobjectobject instanceoccasion occurrence occurrencesone timeoverthrow attemptparticularitiesphysics problem examplepresent a casereplicates

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representativeresource gap examplesample the watersay the wordsocial issuesoses spec specimen suffusing typifyingunrelated topic exampleutterancesverify sample

Adjective(6 words)

literary illustrationliving organism specimenssingle instancespecific exampletextual exampletypical specimen

manifestation matter mentionminor detailminutia minutiae motion name needlingobject lessonoccurrence particular particularize pass pattern point precedent pressing pressure pricking

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prodding proof proposal proposition prototype quotation quote reason refer reference regardrelevant instancerepresentative request resolution respect sample sampling saysexual advancespecify specimenspell outspurring substantiate suggestion symbol thing typetypical exampletypify urging

Determiner(2 words)

many casesmost living organism specimen

Verb(2 words)

set an exampletake a sample

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More general

21 entries

conceptdata structuredilate elaborate enlarge entity event expand expatiate exposit expoundflesh outhappening information lucubratenatural event

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More specific

11 entries

accident anecdotecase studycelebration illustration incident meeting model record sample widget

Collocations

6 entries

an instance ofeach instancein this instancereal life instancespecific instancethis instance

Inflections

1 entries

instances

Derivations

3 entries

instantiable instantiate instantiation

Sample sentences

39 total sentences available.

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Japan is full of beautiful cities. Kyoto and Nara, for instance.

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For instance, bowing is peculiar to us, the Japanese.

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Take, for instance, your family problems.

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This is an instance of modern British life.

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