INSTANCING Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

instancing

verb

present participle of instance

as in citing

to give as an example instanced one particular incident as an illustration of their penchant for practical jokes

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Relevance

as in specifying

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 illustrating

to show or make clear by using examples instanced the hero's moral courage with several examples from the novel

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Paoletta said the Democratic congressman was wrongly characterizing the scope of the original, century-old construction plan, citing correspondence from long-ago officials.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
La La filed for divorce from the NBA star back in 2021, citing irreconcilable differences, according to TMZ, which first reported on the settlement Wednesday.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of citing

Verb

The Nigerian government has pledged funding for the response, Kaseya said, without specifying an amount.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The company also says technological improvements across the 737 MAX program reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 20%, without specifying the comparison baseline in the announcement.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of specifying

Verb

The plan may be seen as illustrating an argument that developing countries are resisting pressure to choose camps in the growing competition between Washington and Beijing.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The sheriff’s office said Matsuda and Donlon sent their friends a text message with a map illustrating Ice Mountain as their destination.

— Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of illustrating

Verb

In the most competitive races, 32% of all recent Democratic ad spending went to ads mentioning energy affordability issues, compared with 12% from Republicans.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
And the last two summits have ended with little agreement on how to reduce emissions, the final texts not even mentioning fossil fuels.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of mentioning

Verb

The brothers began studying the weather more precisely, noticing patterns in forecasts and how the weather actually plays out around us.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
The best safety technology is the kind that prevents a crash without anyone noticing it was needed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of noticing

Verb

Such generosity in defeat is rare in today’s political climate, and Stevens deserves credit for demonstrating it.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
The man behind the wheel wasn’t a thief, but a Baltimore County Police detective demonstrating how quickly an unattended vehicle can disappear while its driver runs a simple errand.

— Jessica Baugh, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of demonstrating

Verb

Legal experts have echoed those concerns, noting that relying on the NVRA’s general preamble language to halt state election certification lacks precedent.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Flair continued, noting that he is scheduled to have a procedure on the affected vein, which his doctors say will clear the way for travel.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of noting

Verb

Marysia gave her a handwritten letter explaining her new project—her printer was broken—and Daniel agreed to take some photos with her.

— Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Fu recalls, explaining that these families had helped her from the beginning and didn't want to see her work stop.

— Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026

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