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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2
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
While the state's previous protocol included pages of detailed instructions on procurement, storage, testing and transfer for the chemicals, the new protocol has just one page outlining details for pentobarbital.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The new 15,000-square-foot building will host productions, private instruction and group classes as well as being a gathering place for students, families and artists.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Like a meditation instructor, the voice gives different instructions about breathing and visualization, depending on the user.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
Murphy brought the jury back into the courtroom and read them the Allen charge, a set of instructions given to a jury that believe it’s deadlocked.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The new 15,000-square-foot building will host productions, private instruction and group classes as well as being a gathering place for students, families and artists.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Like a meditation instructor, the voice gives different instructions about breathing and visualization, depending on the user.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
Murphy brought the jury back into the courtroom and read them the Allen charge, a set of instructions given to a jury that believe it’s deadlocked.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instruction
Noun
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Even states seen as safer for LGBTQ+ people have been navigating these edicts around trans athletes.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The edict: get as many AI features into the operating system as possible.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The Leo full moon on the 12th encourages you to use your voice more boldly, whether that’s through writing, teaching, public speaking, or social media.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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The plot of land, on which a teaching and a theology school were established, provided shelter for Africans displaced by Dutch and British colonialism and internecine fights over territory.—
Percy Zvomuya,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Mahan has refused to back down, maintaining that making difficult decisions is necessary to steer San Jose in the right direction.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
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Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The spending proposal lawmakers approved, negotiated among the Democratic House and Senate leaders and the governor’s office, deviates from Pritzker’s original plan in certain areas, including funding for elementary and secondary education.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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But the problem is the quality of education that the students receive, when they are rushed through the pipeline, with no time to focus on themselves, solely concentrated on productivity and employability, to pay back their debt.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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That means fewer vegetables on the table for families like Brown’s, and fewer orders for the farmers who grow them. ▪ ▪ ▪ Particularly toward the end of the month, Brown relies on food banks like Feeding South Florida to put meals on the table.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Harvard quickly won an emergency court ruling to block that order.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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San Francisco was trying to create a Marxist demonstration out of its schooling, and parents in the famously progressive city wanted nothing to do with it.—
The Editors,
National Review,
29 May 2025
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There seems to be a popular opinion among some teachers and parents that maintaining a native language would keep students back in their schooling.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
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The transgender junior from Jurupa Valley High School — who competed despite a directive from Trump that she be barred from doing so — won state titles in the girls’ triple jump and the girls’ high jump and took second place in the girls’ long jump.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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The guidance change blindsided the CDC, which did not receive a directive to alter its recommendations until hours after Kennedy's video posted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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Nearly a month later, a judge issued an injunction preventing the city from enforcing its camping ban against people who can’t find shelter, as well as from seizing and throwing away people’s belongings.—
Nicole Santa Cruz,
ProPublica,
23 May 2025
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In the face of a historic number of injunctions from activist judges, ICE, CBP, and the U.S. Coast Guard have made historic progress to carryout President Trump's promise of arresting and deporting aliens who have invaded our country.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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“Instruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instruction. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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