as in directions
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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Recent Examples of instructions
Before purchasing bedding, check the care instructions that the material can be washed at home instead of the dry cleaner.
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Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Mix the carpet cleaner solution Prepare the cleaning solution according to the product's instructions.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The only care instructions are to spot clean the sofa.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
What are the care and cleaning instructions?
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
Even if schools wish to comply with the ever-changing federal instructions, what will be acceptable.
—Lucie Lapovsky, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
After giving the instructions, the trooper claimed that the brake lights went off and the vehicle fled at high rate of speed, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Worst of all, Republicans alleged, the sprawling federal workforce was where Communists went to hide and wait for instructions from their Soviet masters.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Laundry containers typically also have dosing instructions and poison control information, which is important to have on hand.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Mix the carpet cleaner solution Prepare the cleaning solution according to the product's instructions.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The only care instructions are to spot clean the sofa.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
What are the care and cleaning instructions?
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
Even if schools wish to comply with the ever-changing federal instructions, what will be acceptable.
—Lucie Lapovsky, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
After giving the instructions, the trooper claimed that the brake lights went off and the vehicle fled at high rate of speed, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Worst of all, Republicans alleged, the sprawling federal workforce was where Communists went to hide and wait for instructions from their Soviet masters.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Laundry containers typically also have dosing instructions and poison control information, which is important to have on hand.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Instructions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructions. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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