as in informative
providing useful information or knowledge
an instructive demonstration of the proper way to pack a suitcase so your clothes don't arrive in a mess
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Recent Examples of instructive
And to me that was really, instructive because.
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Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025
The state of West Virginia is a particularly instructive—and in some ways surprising—case.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Kautsch and other First Amendment scholars said two Supreme Court cases are instructive.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Obsolescence in industrial real estate is both predictable and instructive.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for instructive
Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025
The state of West Virginia is a particularly instructive—and in some ways surprising—case.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Kautsch and other First Amendment scholars said two Supreme Court cases are instructive.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Obsolescence in industrial real estate is both predictable and instructive.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for instructive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructive
Adjective
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Most biopics about musicians are pastiche, formulaic, and even when highly entertaining, end up being less informative than a Wikipedia entry.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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In addition to its informative aspects, the event offers numerous opportunities for networking, Manning added, allowing the attendees to become acquainted and refer business to each other.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Widespread expectations that women will prioritize housework and childcare also diminish young women's educational prospects, motivating them to leave rural areas.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps most consequential in this move will be the expansion of the states’ authority and responsibility for educative quality within their jurisdictions.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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While apples-to-apples comparisons aren’t possible, a look at the streaming businesses is educative for identifying longer-term trends.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Her $15-an-hour job as an instructional aide had been enough to scrape together her mortgage payment.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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If approved, the levy would provide funds for the purchase and installation of building security equipment, software and technology equipment, technology support and maintenance costs, training staff in the use of technology, and the purchase of classroom equipment and instructional technology.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The limits of logic To test whether this informational foundation could be simulated, the team relied on mathematical principles, including Gödel’s incompleteness theorem.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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This article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Equally illuminating are the candid, often unflattering, reflections of his exes (including Isabella Rossellini) and daughters, who for decades took a back seat to his art-making and addictions.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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That tape, which takes up the last two discs of Through the Open Window, is also unexpectedly illuminating.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Instructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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