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1
as in taught
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
spent his military career instructing young pilots
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as in advised
to give information to
instructed everyone in the use of the new telephone system
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as in told
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the proctors instructed everyone to put their pencils down and hand in their tests
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Recent Examples of instructed
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Workers reported that in early August supervisors cut night shifts and later instructed casual and contract workers not to return.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
The company removed the press release from its website and instructed employees not to mention it again, according to the filing.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The role of being a therapist can readily keep the friend side out of the picture when needed or if so instructed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Having lost its safe haven and training camps in Afghanistan, the group sought to reconstitute them in cyberspace and, through the Internet, disseminated training manuals and instructed followers on how to carry out attacks.
—Barak Mendelsohn, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2016
Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The March 22 crash killed two pilots and sent 40 others to the hospital after an air traffic controller cleared a fire truck to cross a runway where the Air Canada plane was already instructed to land.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors also said that Alawi instructed the three children to lie to authorities.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The following day, Lodes was told to meet with a high-ranking official in the Sheriff’s Department in a Del Taco parking lot who instructed him to resign immediately and withdraw his harassment complaint.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
On a balmy Saturday afternoon in New York City, roughly 20 women had been instructed to confess the last thing that turned them on to Gloria Steinem.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Apr. 2026
Darryl Stallworth, Cutright’s attorney, said the court order instructed sheriff’s officials to only allow Cutright to be released from the jail with a GPS monitor bracelet on his ankle supplied at his own cost.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
According to the indictment, Jones was paid $2,500 for a game in the Hamptons where he was instructed to cheat by paying close attention to others involved in the scheme.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
In a March 2025 executive order, the White House instructed the DOJ to apply the antitrust laws in the live-entertainment industry.
—Gail Slater, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The Plus line consists of food-flavoring essential oils that are pure enough to ingest (only in the instructed amounts).
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Workers reported that in early August supervisors cut night shifts and later instructed casual and contract workers not to return.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
The company removed the press release from its website and instructed employees not to mention it again, according to the filing.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The role of being a therapist can readily keep the friend side out of the picture when needed or if so instructed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Having lost its safe haven and training camps in Afghanistan, the group sought to reconstitute them in cyberspace and, through the Internet, disseminated training manuals and instructed followers on how to carry out attacks.
—Barak Mendelsohn, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2016
Verb
Seconds later, the controller instructed the vehicle to stop, but the warning came too late as the aircraft touched down and continued down the runway.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The March 22 crash killed two pilots and sent 40 others to the hospital after an air traffic controller cleared a fire truck to cross a runway where the Air Canada plane was already instructed to land.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors also said that Alawi instructed the three children to lie to authorities.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The following day, Lodes was told to meet with a high-ranking official in the Sheriff’s Department in a Del Taco parking lot who instructed him to resign immediately and withdraw his harassment complaint.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
On a balmy Saturday afternoon in New York City, roughly 20 women had been instructed to confess the last thing that turned them on to Gloria Steinem.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Apr. 2026
Darryl Stallworth, Cutright’s attorney, said the court order instructed sheriff’s officials to only allow Cutright to be released from the jail with a GPS monitor bracelet on his ankle supplied at his own cost.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
According to the indictment, Jones was paid $2,500 for a game in the Hamptons where he was instructed to cheat by paying close attention to others involved in the scheme.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
In a March 2025 executive order, the White House instructed the DOJ to apply the antitrust laws in the live-entertainment industry.
—Gail Slater, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructed
Adjective
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The article argues that the timing of the allegations—well before the June 2 primary—provided California voters with sufficient opportunity to make informed decisions about Swalwell’s candidacy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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That was not transparency or informed consent.—
Mark Powell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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Immediately after the event, the official advised against hiring Gorka because his teachings potentially violated department principles against bias in training.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2026
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As a safety precaution, the Ottawa Police Department and the Illinois Department of Transportation temporarily closed a nearby road, and individuals in the area were advised to shelter in place.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The caller told dispatch her 20-year-old son was inside the home and threatening to harm himself.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Banks and Fahy are sensational, and both get to smoke even after they’ve been told not to because the smell might infest the chintz drapes in the breakfast room.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Hundreds of millions of people are using its generative AI tools each week, so people are beginning to tap into the power of these generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) and large language models (LLMs).—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Even trained and experienced guides may violate emotional or interpersonal boundaries of participants, who are in vulnerable and suggestible states brought on by the effects of the drugs themselves.—
Erica Rex,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The researchers also found that being young, female, and well educated increased the odds that someone would be moist averse, as did being disgusted more generally by bodily functions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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An April 2025 Hoover Institute report conducted in partnership with Stanford HAI found China has built a massive cohort of homegrown talent, with nearly all researchers behind DeepSeek’s five foundations papers educated or trained in China.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Naqvi briefed Baker on security arrangements, saying special measures had been taken to ensure the safety of visiting delegations.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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The visitors were briefed on Connecticut’s educational infrastructure, its involvement in research breakthroughs in quantum computing, and its manufacturing workforce.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The feds last week ordered airlines to cut hundreds of flights per day at O’Hare between mid-May and late October this year, with flights allocated based on airlines’ schedules last summer.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Instructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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