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
Obsolescence in industrial real estate is both predictable and instructive.
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Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
But far more instructive are the lessons of the other five percent—the ones who are successfully scaling AI and achieving real structural change.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Engineers sparingly tried annealing hardware space, so Juno's experience could be instructive for future missions.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Newsom is also instructive here.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
But far more instructive are the lessons of the other five percent—the ones who are successfully scaling AI and achieving real structural change.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Engineers sparingly tried annealing hardware space, so Juno's experience could be instructive for future missions.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Newsom is also instructive here.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructive
Adjective
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The article should be between 300 and 500 words, and the tone should be accessible, informative, and reflective.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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The two identical charts of the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) are informative.—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Most controversially, Herrnstein and Murray entertain the possibility that socioeconomic and educational differences among racial groups could be explained by differences in their IQ scores, and that these differences are at least partially attributable to genetic differences among the groups.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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The study’s authors said that not all screen time is equal and called for further research into how the content and context of screen use—such as educational programming or co-viewing with parents—might affect outcomes differently.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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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
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Schools must follow state mandates on instructional hours, but states typically don’t set strict rules on how long a lunch period should be, so some principals whittle it down to twenty or twenty-five minutes.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Administrations must review course materials, curricula, syllabi and other instructional documents to ensure compliance and make adjustments as needed.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This material has been prepared for informational purposes only.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The description herein is a summary and intended for informational purposes only and does not include all terms, conditions and exclusions of the policies described.—
David McMillin,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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The latter may scoff at the idea of a nostalgic horror movie, but anyone who's had the urge to peek through their fingers as nightmares unfold in front of them knows that fear can be both cathartic and illuminating.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Thanks for your thorough and illuminating answers.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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