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 Leigh Carmichael, the CEO of DarkLab, the creative subsidiary of Mona will lead the Mona Bangkok project under Walsh’s instruction. — News Desk, Artforum, 10 July 2026 After confirming their range is included, consumers will receive a free set of compatible knob covers along with installation instructions. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Judge Gallagher included an advisory on those defenses in the jury’s instructions at Lowthorp’s request. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026 Second, delete outdated or overfitted instructions that hinder newer models. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for instruction
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  1. edict
  2. teaching
  3. direction
  4. education
  5. order
  6. schooling
  7. directive
  8. injunction
Noun
  • Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The memorandum includes a pledge by Iran to never purchase or construct nuclear weapons — a vow the Islamic Republic has made multiple times before, including by signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, in a religious edict issued by the late supreme leader and in the Obama-era nuclear accord.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of edict
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  • Specifically, at least for Western religious teachings, we are all filled with star power and infinite value.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Since January, states including Alabama, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia have passed some form of legislation that calls for reevaluating technology's role in teaching and testing, and more than 10 other states are considering similar restrictions.
    — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of teaching
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  • Other research pointed in the same direction, and by 2008, Falk and other exercise physiologists were arguing against the status-quo assumption that kids had some major natural deficits in thermoregulation.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
  • Their brains combine the latest cues with all that previous experience to estimate the likely speed, direction and spin of the serve—before the ball has even crossed the net.
    — Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
Definition of direction
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  • The Halftime Show will support the FIFA Global Citizen Fund, set to raise $100 million to expand access to education and football for youth worldwide.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Shaun Harper, a USC education professor, warned that restoring the tests would hand the White House a fresh weapon to portray UC as illegally practicing affirmative action.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of education
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  • If pad thai is already your go-to order, Mama Sidas needs to be in the rotation.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 12 July 2026
  • The judge stressed that his order should not be mistaken as an endorsement of the Department of Justice’s decision to abandon the case.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of order
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  • George begun his schooling at a Montessori preschool in Norfolk when William and Kate lived mostly at Anmer Hall, their home on the royal family's Sandringham estate.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Relocation Friction Visas, family disruption, spousal employment and schooling considerations are among the most significant practical hurdles.
    — Paul Westall, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of schooling
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  • As part of its ongoing directive to build up its golf vertical, Versant Media Group on Monday announced an agreement to acquire the sports-tech company Full Swing from an ownership group led by Bruin Capital for $530 million in cash.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
  • There are moves in Congressto extend that life to 2032, however, as well as directives for NASA to support through missions to commercial space station replacements through 2040.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2026
Definition of directive
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  • The states could still seek an injunction to block the merger before that date.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • The city won a preliminary injunction in Los Angeles Superior Court that barred GLAZA from keeping the money when its contract with the zoo ended last year.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of injunction

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