as in instructive
providing useful information or knowledge
some Web sites for family vacation resorts are very informative and some are practically useless
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Recent Examples of informative
Revisiting the past can be an uncomfortable but informative exercise.
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Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The accelerator program gives participants an opportunity to connect with owners and team executives, and attend informative sessions designed to equip them for future interviews.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
But ChatGPT was designed to be sycophantic, not informative.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
His answer was yes, but that current accounts are most informative when read alongside gross capital flows, currency exposures, leverage, and the composition of external assets and liabilities.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
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Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The accelerator program gives participants an opportunity to connect with owners and team executives, and attend informative sessions designed to equip them for future interviews.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
But ChatGPT was designed to be sycophantic, not informative.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
His answer was yes, but that current accounts are most informative when read alongside gross capital flows, currency exposures, leverage, and the composition of external assets and liabilities.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for informative
Adjective
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The most instructive parallel to today’s AI boom may be the railroad construction boom of the 1870s and 1880s.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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The political economy of Michigan provides an instructive explanation.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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This communication is for general informational purposes only.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Check It Out, 2022, consists of an educational program on anger management that plays on a spherical red television set recalling a space helmet.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Programming includes artmaking, cultural dance, educational sessions and more.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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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But the union has aligned with him on cuts to school police, reduced instructional screen time and cellphone limits for students.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Lack of reliable access to menstrual products contributes to absenteeism, missed instructional time, and difficulty concentrating in class.—
Gale Brewer,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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“Informative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informative. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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