as in directions
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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Recent Examples of instructions
So, the mission team gave the Artemis 2 crew some instructions.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
To switch to Google Messages, Samsung's website gives users instructions to download the app from the Play Store, if not already on their phone, and set it as the default.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Deep clean cushions inside and out If your cushion covers are removable, take them off and wash them according to their label instructions.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Porsha isn’t the only one who loosely interprets the instructions to bring their partner.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
Deep Clean the Cushions Inside and Out If your cushion covers are removable, take them off and wash them according to the label instructions.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Be sure to carefully follow the cleaner’s instructions.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Logic suggested that when these instructions were followed, the parasite should produce similar amounts of each protein.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Getting instructions to game fields was another hurdle.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
To switch to Google Messages, Samsung's website gives users instructions to download the app from the Play Store, if not already on their phone, and set it as the default.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Deep clean cushions inside and out If your cushion covers are removable, take them off and wash them according to their label instructions.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Porsha isn’t the only one who loosely interprets the instructions to bring their partner.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
Deep Clean the Cushions Inside and Out If your cushion covers are removable, take them off and wash them according to the label instructions.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Be sure to carefully follow the cleaner’s instructions.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Logic suggested that when these instructions were followed, the parasite should produce similar amounts of each protein.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Getting instructions to game fields was another hurdle.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructions
Noun
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Crews are expanding the highway to have two lanes going in both northbound and southbound directions.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Video taken by a bystander in the area shows a mob of juveniles throwing punches on the street, with one group surrounding an officer before scattering in different directions.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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It was written by an agency that no longer exists, and 17 specific orders haven’t been updated since 2001.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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The following month, a hit squad, reportedly acting on bin Salman’s orders, strangled Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist who had been critical of the regime, and used a bone saw to dismember his corpse.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Like most of her peers, Agnes follows her country’s various repressive edicts directed toward young women.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Covid-19 bred doubt about government edicts and skepticism about science, provoking an existential battle for truth.—
Richard Edelman,
Time,
18 Jan. 2026
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Other universities have emphasized the need to comply with state directives.—
Anindya Kundu,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
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The document also includes directives to begin the privatization of TSA’s airport screeners by requiring small airports to enroll in the Screening Partnership Program.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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And as for her new commandments?—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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After all, Moses famously spent 40 days and 40 nights alone on Mount Sinai before receiving the 10 commandments from God, and Buddha meditated for 49 days under a Bodhi tree before reaching enlightenment.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Of the 71 lawsuits, courts have denied preliminary injunctions in 33 of them while granting 11.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Of those cases, 33 preliminary injunctions have been denied and 13 have been granted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Instructions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructions. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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