as in educational
providing useful information or knowledge
an instructional DVD on home repair for do-it-yourselfers
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Recent Examples of instructional
But the union has aligned with him on cuts to school police, reduced instructional screen time and cellphone limits for students.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Lack of reliable access to menstrual products contributes to absenteeism, missed instructional time, and difficulty concentrating in class.
—Gale Brewer, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Ruel Barbee, who had been working as an instructional aide at the academy’s Gibbins school in Arlington since 2023, was the first to be arrested in last year’s investigation, Star-Telegram reported.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
For schools, one bill would limit the use of student biometric data to legitimate instructional purposes, while another would prohibit teachers from using AI to assign grades on student work.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
At the same time, AI can and does provide useful educational tools like AI tutors to provide individualized instructional assistance.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Reps are distributed in circuits (Exercise A, then Exercise B, then back to Exercise A), and accompanied by high-quality instructional videos.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Her shelves contained books on correct etiquette when entertaining (How to Do It, or, The Lively Art of Entertaining by Elsa Maxwell) and instructional books covering many areas of life, ranging from gardening and raising Siamese cats to keeping turtles.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Schools implementing bell-to-bell ban policies to limit or eliminating multitasking during school hours and dedicating instructional time to media literacy.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Lack of reliable access to menstrual products contributes to absenteeism, missed instructional time, and difficulty concentrating in class.
—Gale Brewer, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Ruel Barbee, who had been working as an instructional aide at the academy’s Gibbins school in Arlington since 2023, was the first to be arrested in last year’s investigation, Star-Telegram reported.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
For schools, one bill would limit the use of student biometric data to legitimate instructional purposes, while another would prohibit teachers from using AI to assign grades on student work.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
At the same time, AI can and does provide useful educational tools like AI tutors to provide individualized instructional assistance.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Reps are distributed in circuits (Exercise A, then Exercise B, then back to Exercise A), and accompanied by high-quality instructional videos.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Her shelves contained books on correct etiquette when entertaining (How to Do It, or, The Lively Art of Entertaining by Elsa Maxwell) and instructional books covering many areas of life, ranging from gardening and raising Siamese cats to keeping turtles.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Schools implementing bell-to-bell ban policies to limit or eliminating multitasking during school hours and dedicating instructional time to media literacy.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructional
Adjective
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Check It Out, 2022, consists of an educational program on anger management that plays on a spherical red television set recalling a space helmet.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Programming includes artmaking, cultural dance, educational sessions and more.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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This communication is for general informational purposes only.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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The most instructive parallel to today’s AI boom may be the railroad construction boom of the 1870s and 1880s.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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The political economy of Michigan provides an instructive explanation.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Perhaps most consequential in this move will be the expansion of the states’ authority and responsibility for educative quality within their jurisdictions.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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While apples-to-apples comparisons aren’t possible, a look at the streaming businesses is educative for identifying longer-term trends.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Fatty acids showed an opposite but equally informative pattern.—
Gideon Yoffe,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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That’s helped set Waymo apart from its much smaller autonomous-vehicle rival, Tesla’s Robotaxi service, which redacts the most informative parts of its safety data and ignores press queries.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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“Instructional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructional. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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