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
Free instruction is provided for beginners.
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Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The Spiritual Arts Institute, a nonprofit educational organization, has been offering metaphysical training and instruction for nine years at its Encinitas location, after moving here from Los Angeles.
—Jeanne Rawdin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The blueprint instructs the House and Senate to craft separate proposals that will eventually need to be reconciled – and the Senate's instructions, as written, require lawmakers to find very few spending cuts while implementing the president's expensive tax proposals.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
All orders come with reheat instructions.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
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Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The Spiritual Arts Institute, a nonprofit educational organization, has been offering metaphysical training and instruction for nine years at its Encinitas location, after moving here from Los Angeles.
—Jeanne Rawdin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The blueprint instructs the House and Senate to craft separate proposals that will eventually need to be reconciled – and the Senate's instructions, as written, require lawmakers to find very few spending cuts while implementing the president's expensive tax proposals.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
All orders come with reheat instructions.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instruction
Noun
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Rubio’s edict also could affect SDSU freshman center Thokbor Majak, who was born in South Sudan before attending school in Uganda and Senegal.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Unlike previous commissions and councils, HESA was not the result of a presidential charge or a Congressional edict.—
David Rosowsky,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Legislature in 2021 passed a resolution opposing the teaching of critical race theory — a subset of critical theory — in public schools.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, the teaching of a wide range of methods is an essential part of the program and allows students to undertake their own, independent research projects at the end of every year.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Luckily for the Jayhawks, the offense is trending in the right direction.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Vision also became the name of the game, since looking in the direction of the slide helped to bring our hands into the right steering angle more naturally.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The pandemic only exacerbated these disparities, and today, young Chicagoans are navigating a climate in which their education, safety and well-being are under threat.—
Beth Swanson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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For a nation where the majority of the population was born after 1979, there remains a glaring gap in education and public reckoning over the Khmer Rouge’s atrocities.—
Sophal Ear,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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In order to mitigate impacts on patients, the lawmakers urged Greer and Lutnick to consider the impacts tariffs would have on medicines and medical products.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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According to the plaintiffs, at least two of the men on those flights had final orders of removal to Venezuela and were never given the right to challenge their removal to El Salvador.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Without the center’s proximity to her home and schooling and without the child care scholarship, Ivory said her situation might look completely different.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2025
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Forward-thinking employers could consider offering education advisors or even stipends to help parents explore the best schooling options for their children.—
Sara Mauskopf,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The latest directive from Trump follows ongoing efforts in Congress to adopt daylight saving time - including the Sunshine Protection Act, which was reintroduced in the House and Senate by Florida Republicans Rep. Vern Buchanan and Sen. Rick Scott in January.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
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The directive would primarily involve the four U.S. states that share a border with Mexico: California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Lawyers involved in the cases said the government had unsuccessfully sought to limit the scope of the injunctions.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, March 11, lawyer Kurt Sommer filed a petition for a preliminary injunction on behalf of Julia Peters, who is representing the estate through the Sommer Udall Law Firm, per documents obtained by PEOPLE.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Instruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instruction. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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