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
The modern version’s a lot less romantic, but just as informative.
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
Your 8th House of Shared Resources steadies as informative Mercury trines idealistic Jupiter in your quiet 12th house.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Yet, very few mix the informative with the tasty better than the Lip Smacking Foodie Tours.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Pataki says having access to Nesbit's own words was haunting and informative.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
Your 8th House of Shared Resources steadies as informative Mercury trines idealistic Jupiter in your quiet 12th house.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Yet, very few mix the informative with the tasty better than the Lip Smacking Foodie Tours.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Pataki says having access to Nesbit's own words was haunting and informative.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for informative
Adjective
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The reaction in financial markets was instructive.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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O’Brien’s Hot Ones observation is instructive about what fills the void left by traditional late night.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Üsküdar / Istanbul This article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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The information provided is for educational purposes and should not be construed as financial, investment or trading advice.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Additional groups worth supporting include the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust and the Chicago Architecture Center, both of which depend on community engagement to sustain their educational and preservation missions.—
Jennifer N. Pritzker,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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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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And thus far, instructional tuning – training AI models to follow human instruction – only makes AI English less like human English.—
Laura Aull,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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But recreational hikes still turn into instructional moments for Krebs, who stands maybe 5 feet 3 inches and could make a living off 100 barren miles of lava rock and lizards.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Informative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informative. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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