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
Follow evacuation instructions without delay.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Follow the instructions of the authorities on the ground.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Use these step-by-step instructions to divide garden peonies correctly so each part will grow into a strong new plant to add to your landscape or to share with other gardeners.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
In 911 calls released to the Herald, Rose is heard taking instructions from her father to hold her brother’s leg up to slow the bleeding.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Follow evacuation instructions without delay.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
What are the care and cleaning instructions?
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Providing step-by-step instructions 4.
—Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Eligible customers will receive a free repair kit, with free shipping and installation instructions.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Follow the instructions of the authorities on the ground.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Use these step-by-step instructions to divide garden peonies correctly so each part will grow into a strong new plant to add to your landscape or to share with other gardeners.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
In 911 calls released to the Herald, Rose is heard taking instructions from her father to hold her brother’s leg up to slow the bleeding.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Follow evacuation instructions without delay.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
What are the care and cleaning instructions?
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Providing step-by-step instructions 4.
—Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Eligible customers will receive a free repair kit, with free shipping and installation instructions.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructions
Noun
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There’s has been a lot of innuendo; talk of wrong directions and disharmony.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Follow the directions on the seed package for spacing and planting depth.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ever since, as the Taliban returned to power, once again issuing edicts to suppress women and girls, the clinic and its 34-year-old midwife Atifa have continued to provide a lifeline for mothers and young children.—
Elise Blanchard,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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One of the fundamental edicts of the [original Naked Gun creators] Zucker Brothers was you played against the comedy.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Finding the best drugstore moisturizer should entail a little playtime, and that’s doctor’s orders.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
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Tuesday’s majority ruling directly challenges the Supreme Court to overrule its precedent, citing its recent orders via the emergency docket.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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DeSantis has long styled Florida as a counterweight to federal public health directives.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The European Union is to enforce several new directives aimed at increasing transparency in supply chains, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, as well as the EU Forced Labor Regulation.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The pomegranate contains all the commandments of God in its seeds; the divine inhabits it.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
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In fact, Faulkner even established her own set of principles, known as Epic’s 10 commandments, that are plastered all over the company’s sprawling 1,670-acre campus.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Instead, the stay is warranted by the Supreme Court's decisions to stay injunctions ordering the reinstatement of removed officers.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
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Barrett has sided with the conservative majority in many cases, bolstering national gun rights, ending affirmative action, and limiting the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions in a more recent birthright citizenship decision.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Instructions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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