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
Fort Worth school district leadership has also pledged that former INA students will still continue to get the same amount of ELL instruction and special instruction.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Zero Drownings Miami-Dade aims to bring in additional schools, pools, lifeguards, trainers, partners and transportation to make swim instruction more accessible.
—Alexandra Phelps
updated May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Featuring a low student-to-faculty ratio, cutting-edge technology instruction, and dedicated career support, UC Irvine’s Graduate Tax Program helps prepare students for a future in tax law.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
What are the care and cleaning instructions?
—Meg Kernahan, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Zero Drownings Miami-Dade aims to bring in additional schools, pools, lifeguards, trainers, partners and transportation to make swim instruction more accessible.
—Alexandra Phelps
updated May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Featuring a low student-to-faculty ratio, cutting-edge technology instruction, and dedicated career support, UC Irvine’s Graduate Tax Program helps prepare students for a future in tax law.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
What are the care and cleaning instructions?
—Meg Kernahan, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instruction
Noun
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The Chargers’ last game was a playoff loss to Vrabel’s Patriots, so nothing short of an edict from the NFL probably would have stopped the franchise’s social media team from referencing the Vrabel-Russini controversy.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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The first Super Bowl-winning quarterback in franchise history never had his number officially retired, but there was an unofficial edict not to issue it for much of the past decade.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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There is great teaching going on, the principal is wonderful.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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Concurrent with Lovelace O’Neal’s artistic practice was her teaching career.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The draft was the league’s first step in this direction.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The legal system is moving in both directions at once.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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When Bloomberg, a strong proponent of education reform, was seeking to increase the number of charter schools in the city, Jeffries co-sponsored a bill that more than doubled the state’s charter-school cap.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The bildungsroman was a staple of my school and college literary education.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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According to the source, Foxx (who is already a dad of two) was working on getting his career back in order after his medical issues, leading to his brief breakup from Huckstepp.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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The paella is large and the tapas are, of course, small so order accordingly and perhaps study the menu beforehand.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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While state or local governments can often issue tax-exempt bonds to finance large, job-creating projects, such as infrastructure construction, schooling, or healthcare, tribes cannot easily do the same.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Others worried that the funds would go to schooling options with little oversight or accountability, unlike public schools.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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Under that directive, the DOJ has been tasked with expediting review of these cases.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Trump made the comments during an Oval Office event with administration officials, congressional allies, and IVF advocates announcing a new federal directive allowing employers to offer additional fertility insurance packages to employees.—
Haris Alic,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2026
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One reason why the suit requests a preliminary injunction so that that doesn’t happen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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The communities are fighting back, but even court injunctions haven't stopped the bulldozers.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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“Instruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instruction. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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