1
as in edict
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
needed an administrative assistant who was good at following instructions
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as in teaching
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
the view that the instruction of our nation's youth should be our highest priority
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Recent Examples of instruction
How to Build Intelligence Intelligence doesn’t come with an instruction manual.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
With all cleaning solutions for every area, Mock recommends reading the labels, instructions, and any warnings very thoroughly to ensure the proper use.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Emerging internet forums such as Reddit’s r/fitness were replacing the vacant perfection of editorial spreads with crowdsourced examples and instruction.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
Instead of traditional teachers, Alpha employs guides who focus on coaching and emotional support, while AI handles the academic instruction.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
With all cleaning solutions for every area, Mock recommends reading the labels, instructions, and any warnings very thoroughly to ensure the proper use.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Emerging internet forums such as Reddit’s r/fitness were replacing the vacant perfection of editorial spreads with crowdsourced examples and instruction.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
Instead of traditional teachers, Alpha employs guides who focus on coaching and emotional support, while AI handles the academic instruction.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instruction
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Doctors and other health care providers across the VA have been left scrambling and short-staffed amid an ever-shifting series of cuts, hiring freezes and other edicts from the White House.—
Eric Umansky,
ProPublica,
6 May 2025
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For most of her two-year Stanford career, Canady hadn’t been able to talk frankly with the softball staff because of an edict from Stanford administrators.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The resort’s Wellbeing Center will host a range of wellness activities and programs, aligned with Dr. Chopra’s lifetime teachings and Seven Pillars of Wellbeing.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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According to her bio on the district’s website, Berkel is the daughter of multilingual Dutch Caribbean immigrants, and began her career in bilingual teaching as a Montessori Elementary teacher.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Navigators calculate their position by keeping track of their starting point, direction, speed and time at sea.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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These aneurysms tend to develop in areas where blood vessels branch off in two directions.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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In practice, patriotic education is often united with military training, and one of its explicit purposes is to encourage military service.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
20 May 2025
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The deficiencies cover overspending in more than 20 agencies across state government, ranging from the state police to the courts, along with the labor, housing, correction, education, early childhood, social services, and public health departments, among others.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
19 May 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises residents in areas with excessive heat to wear light clothing, drink lots of water, use their air conditioning and avoid from exerting themselves outside in order to prevent heat exhaustion or heat stroke.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Upon finding the document, Carpenter teamed up with fellow academic Nicholas Vincent, a professor of medieval history at Britain’s University of East Anglia, in order to confirm its authenticity, per The Guardian.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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So rather than having to pay up front for schooling, cosmetologists and barbers can start earning money quickly and work their way up the ladder.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Many families kept their kids enrolled in alternative schooling options after neighborhoods public schools reopened and returned to in-person learning.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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After Trump issued an executive order calling for the effective shuttering of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, DOGE took part in carrying out that directive.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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The directive created tiers of nations with different access to cutting edge chips, and sought to limit how many chips Saudi Arabia and the UAE could buy.—
Will Knight,
Wired News,
15 May 2025
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There’s currently an injunction against its enforcement on camping laws after Disability Rights Oregon sued the city.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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The agreement would also vacate an injunction barring the company from committing further violations.—
Olivia Rubin,
ABC News,
9 May 2025
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“Instruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instruction. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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