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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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 proprietary neural network architecture enables zero-shot generalization, enabling MATRIX-3 to understand basic physical principles and execute new tasks from natural-language instructions without task-specific training.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Without medical training, someone in the group was guided by a nurse on a smartphone screen giving instructions on how to extract the infant, according to court documents.
—Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Visits to school and disagreement over reports The board’s staff made three visits to the school this fall and reported seeing only one teacher giving instruction.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 13 Jan. 2026
The victim then followed instructions to create an account and transfer funds to a trading platform that law enforcement believes was fraudulent.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Without medical training, someone in the group was guided by a nurse on a smartphone screen giving instructions on how to extract the infant, according to court documents.
—Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Visits to school and disagreement over reports The board’s staff made three visits to the school this fall and reported seeing only one teacher giving instruction.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 13 Jan. 2026
The victim then followed instructions to create an account and transfer funds to a trading platform that law enforcement believes was fraudulent.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instruction
Noun
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Trump’s edict was light on details — and the shares pared those losses in later trading — but the message was sent.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Gospel of Matthew, McGowan said, recounts how King Herod – upon learning that a child born in Bethlehem was destined to one day take his throne – issued an edict for all male children in the city to be executed.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
15 Dec. 2025
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Some camcorders can connect to your PC via a USB cable and then operate as a webcam for livestreaming, online teaching or YouTube recording.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The American Association of Medical Colleges reported 21 hospitals in Colorado participate in teaching.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For once, things appear to be moving in the right direction in the injury department.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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The poll shows that 47% of Marylanders believe the state is headed in the right direction, but 44% say the state is headed in the wrong direction.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Julia Mejia arguably received the most favorable committee chairmanship of Worrell’s supporters, with education.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Summit speakers explored the current landscape of business and industry across health care, child care, education, manufacturing and development sectors, by discussing trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the region’s economy.—
Marianne Love,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The temporary restraining order issued Monday states that — for the time being — Davis cannot remove Wilcox from the primary ballot, alter her status as a candidate or notify the Texas Secretary of State’s office that Wilcox is ineligible or should be excluded from the ballot.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Despite that, in July, Molina Cervantes requested dismissal of the restraining order against him, according to court records.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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The main reason is that Redzepi is bringing 130 people to Los Angeles from Copenhagen and paying for their housing, transportation and, in many cases, the schooling for staff members’ children.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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That’s because Greenlanders currently have Danish citizenship and access to the Danish welfare system, including free health care and schooling.—
Emma Burrows,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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No further action was taken in the matter, the lawsuit alleges, until after Cavin’s letter was sent out, after which Superintendent Nikki Roorda called Smith to her office and stated that the board had put out a directive about posts concerning Charlie Kirk.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Federal officials have issued emergency directives to keep coal plants in Michigan and Pennsylvania operating despite plans to retire them.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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In addition to their request for an injunction, both states on Monday sought to consolidate their lawsuit with the case brought by Revolution Wind’s developers.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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Homeowners say they were not informed Deputies were called to the area as a coalition of 140 homeowners secured an injunction to stop construction on their side streets.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Instruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instruction. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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