1
as in teaching
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
spent his military career instructing young pilots
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2
as in informing
to give information to
instructed everyone in the use of the new telephone system
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as in telling
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 instructing
Israel repeatedly raised its air defenses and issued alerts to the public instructing residents to shelter in a safe place.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Activists are also instructing people to keep them out of sight so ICE agents don’t see them and later target them.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The department said the scammers were providing citations, case numbers and instructing recipients to pay fines.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Those security risks are why some companies, like Meta, are instructing employees not to run Openclaw on their work machines.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Last month, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order instructing CPD officers to investigate potential wrongdoing by federal agents.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Several minutes earlier nurses had circulated along the corridor instructing parents and their children to remain in their rooms.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
From working rounds at a labor and delivery floor to instructing students on how to take vitals, she’s been living and breathing the nursing profession for over 36 years.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit also seeks an order instructing OpenLoop to pay for lifetime credit monitoring and identity-theft insurance for all class members.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 20 Feb. 2026
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Activists are also instructing people to keep them out of sight so ICE agents don’t see them and later target them.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The department said the scammers were providing citations, case numbers and instructing recipients to pay fines.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Those security risks are why some companies, like Meta, are instructing employees not to run Openclaw on their work machines.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Last month, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order instructing CPD officers to investigate potential wrongdoing by federal agents.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Several minutes earlier nurses had circulated along the corridor instructing parents and their children to remain in their rooms.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
From working rounds at a labor and delivery floor to instructing students on how to take vitals, she’s been living and breathing the nursing profession for over 36 years.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit also seeks an order instructing OpenLoop to pay for lifetime credit monitoring and identity-theft insurance for all class members.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructing
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Back at Catholic High, Davis redesigned her chemistry unit with a focus on teaching chemistry through the lens of water treatment, helping students connect core concepts to real-world applications.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Chait began his career in LAUSD classrooms teaching kindergarten before becoming a principal and later superintendent of the district’s then-Local District Northeast, one of the regional divisions that oversaw school communities across Northeast Los Angeles and parts of the San Fernando Valley.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Green Bay Packers are doing some shuffling at cornerback by adding Benjamin St-Juste while informing Nate Hobbs of a plan to release him a year after signing him to the $48 million, four-year contract, according to two people with knowledge of the decisions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Carita Kim, a PUSD parent ambassador, was among those informing families about the program.—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The White House is telling Republicans to refine their immigration messaging as the party stares down the midterm elections, a tacit acknowledgement that its hardline rhetoric about mass deportation risks alienating voters.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Letitia Wilbourn, a Fort Worth resident and a member of the Echo Heights neighborhood association, spoke in opposition to the substation improvements at the Zoning Commission meeting, telling commissioners that substations have led to health problems in the neighborhood.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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The coroner’s role in public health An important role of the coroner’s office is monitoring and educating the public on health risks causing death, Harding said.—
Shannon Tyler
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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This suggests that educating audiences, artists, curators and policy makers about how technology works could shape the future of the technology in the art world.—
Ionela Bara,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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The airport was advising passengers to arrive four to five hours before their flights but reduced the recommendation to three to four hours Monday night.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) supports these recommendations, advising that children as young as 1 can benefit from swimming lessons, depending on their emotional and physical development.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Two minutes later, the cops are ordering the passenger out of the car.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The demand for the human touch is one reason there are still millions of waiters despite the potential to automate them with QR codes and ordering tablets.—
Adam Ozimek,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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As the developers described the plan, residents began asking other questions, often interrupting.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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Impacts could range from restrictions on pools and water parks, to temporarily shutting down water-intensive economic activities, including potentially some agriculture, and asking people to reduce their consumption, said Lambert in Doha.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Three of those were 3-pointers that helped TCU take a commanding 24-8 lead despite Miles and Suarez combining to score just two points.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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Part of her appeal is that, even though her voice is commanding, there’s nothing particularly imperious about her personality, which borders on something like modesty.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Instructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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