instanced

verb

Definition of instancednext
past tense of instance
1
as in cited
to give as an example instanced one particular incident as an illustration of their penchant for practical jokes

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2
as in specified
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically instanced the latest astronomical research in her presentation on measuring star magnitude

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3
as in illustrated
to show or make clear by using examples instanced the hero's moral courage with several examples from the novel

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instanced
  1. cited
  2. specified
  3. illustrated
  4. mentioned
  5. demonstrated
Verb
  • Some Vallejo residents have cited the lack of police officers for the decrease in quality of life.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • It is frequently cited as a failure of multiculturalism and the impact of mass immigration.
    Adam Shaw, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of cited
Verb
  • Officials have not specified the nature of the injuries to any of the four people.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • No cause of death was specified.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of specified
Verb
  • Sunday’s game illustrated a stark contrast between the AFC West rivals, who both are in their first full seasons with their current coach.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • This map comes from a simulation of a portion of the cosmic web, with shock waves (white), magnetic fields (cyan), and radio light (pink) illustrated here.
    Big Think, Big Think, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of illustrated
Verb
  • The younger players in the top-15-40ish bracket do seem a little more willing to experiment, perhaps being less entrenched than the players mentioned above who grew up through Nadal and Djokovic’s total mastery of baseline tennis.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Oh, and Donovan also mentioned the aftereffect of the Bucks’ NBA Cup title in Las Vegas, for what that’s worth.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of mentioned
Verb
  • Initially, the company demonstrated leadership in the energy sector by pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 or earlier.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The study demonstrated high levels of agreement between the two satellite measurements.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of demonstrated
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