instruction

noun

in-ˈstrək-shən How to pronounce instruction (audio)
Definition of instructionnext
1
as in edict
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned needed an administrative assistant who was good at following instructions

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2
as in teaching
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another the view that the instruction of our nation's youth should be our highest priority

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Recent Examples of instruction The model provided instructions, and the harness, empowered with various software tools, acted on those instructions, and then reported back for more. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026 Thierry Frémaux, Cannes Film Festival chief, stressed that instruction in media literacy is crucial. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 The instructions read like a friend or grandmother walking you through the process. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2026 Software could translate broad tactical instructions into flight commands. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for instruction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instruction
  1. edict
  2. teaching
  3. direction
  4. education
  5. order
  6. schooling
  7. directive
  8. injunction
Noun
  • Many believe Beijing perceived Tung as a loyalist who would obey the Communist leadership’s edicts.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Countless speakers left the Pale of Settlement – the territory in Eastern Europe where Jews had been granted permission to live under an edict of the Russian czars.
    — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of edict
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  • Nicklaus, the pediatric teaching hospital for FIU’s medical school, also recently took over the former pediatric hospital on Broward Health’s Fort Lauderdale campus as part of a new partnership.
    — Michelle Marchante September 11, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The current attorney general received a part-time teaching job at UF for $100,000 a year, 10 times higher than a typical adjunct instructor receives a year.
    — José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of teaching
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  • Our study takes only a tiny step – but still a step – in that direction, helping to nail down the mechanism of exotic superconductivity in graphene.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Florida Department of Transportation website notes that at least one lane in each direction will remain open at all times.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of direction
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  • In 2008, as a publisher and education activist, I was given the opportunity to help create a new public high school on West 83rd Street with local Council member Gale Brewer, a West Side legend.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • That includes education — which has risen from 37% in 2019 to 53% now — with a 9-percentage-point spike in the last year.
    — Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of education
Noun
  • The attack on mail ballots comes as Germany approaches a potentially historic state election that could shatter one of the taboos of its postwar political order by opening the door to a far-right government.
    — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Some breeds are more prone to joint injuries, so take care that your pup is in good working order for a long outdoor walk.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of order
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  • Heder didn’t want to disrupt the schooling of her two young children, ages 10 and 12, and has become too enmeshed in the area to want to leave it.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Prince Harry, 1998 - 2003 Prince Harry began his schooling at Eton a year after the death of his mother, Princess Diana.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of schooling
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  • In addition to saying the Fourth Circuit lacked jurisdiction, the US said the FCC got the law right in its directive to TV stations.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The palace directive keeps their formal royal titles in abeyance, frames their charitable work as private and leaves contentious security arrangements to police and a government panel.
    — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of directive
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  • Wright and Harris are among about 20 former college athletes granted a temporary injunction by a Louisiana judge Thursday night.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • On Thursday, plaintiffs were granted a preliminary injunction by Judge William Jorden of the 19th District Court of Louisiana that allows them to be rostered by different schools for the upcoming season.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of injunction

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