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as in cited
to give as an example
instanced one particular incident as an illustration of their penchant for practical jokes
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as in specified
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically
instanced the latest astronomical research in her presentation on measuring star magnitude
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as in illustrated
to show or make clear by using examples
instanced the hero's moral courage with several examples from the novel
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instanced
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Advertisement In her blog post, Niehoff cited a study by Munro Cullum and colleagues that studied 35 former NFL players over the age of 50 who had sustained at least one concussion in their careers.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Several mills cited trend forecasts for inspiring their striped collections.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Authorities have not specified if any suspects are in custody or if any suspects were among those injured.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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As Brooklyn Vegan points out, Heavenly’s 2026 tour is in support of their upcoming reunion album, the details of which have not yet been specified beyond a February release.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
15 Oct. 2025
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The picture book is both written and illustrated by Knightley, 40, who tells a whimsical story about a young girl that wishes her new baby sister would be carried away by birds.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Those statements, which emphasized the teams’ conversations with officials in both states, illustrated that locations in Missouri and Kansas were still in the mix months after both states approved sweeping incentives packages to secure them.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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To be mentioned alongside MJ, AD, and Wilt already is wild.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Search for the federal agency's name online, check the grant program has been mentioned in any recent news coverage.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Craft had not noticed the python biting Cruz.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, Kutcher noticed a double standard still exists.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Live-action adaptations of manga and anime have been hit or miss, as demonstrated by successes like One Piece and Alice in Borderland, and failures like Cowboy Bebop and Death Note.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 2022, Australian firm Cortical Labs demonstrated similar progress by training artificial neurons to play the video game Pong.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Chaparro also noted that bitcoin and ether suffered less losses compared to alternative crypto-assets in this month’s massive liquidation event.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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The White House has pushed back on the criticism, sending out a press release Tuesday that noted that there was a long legacy of presidential alterations, renovations and expansions of the White House complex.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Russini quoted another league head coach who thinks the Ravens have lost their identity on defense.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Gerger quoted from a transcript of Mirhashemi’s interviews with the feds, including Mirhashemi suggesting that Legends and OVG had unsuspicious—and lawful—reasons to join forces.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Instanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instanced. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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