instructions

noun

plural of instruction
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 Read the instructions and drop the appropriate amount of hair oil onto your palm. — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 July 2026 Navigation instructions are presented in plenty of time and with a confident tone. — James Raia, Mercury News, 5 July 2026 Simple tasks don’t need to be questions Another common trap is turning simple instructions into questions. — Siggie Cohen, CNBC, 4 July 2026 This unvarnished, no-nonsense authenticity helps explain Aguirre’s relatability with players and his ability to convey his instructions. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Katie Rush, cooking appliance expert at KitchenAid, always suggests checking your oven's cleaning instructions. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026 Plants need a good root system to hold onto water, and post-establishment watering instructions are important to follow. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 3 July 2026 Follow the package instructions when buying pre-packaged spinach to wash and store for freshness. — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 3 July 2026 Mills founded Watch Duty in 2021 after not receiving official alerts or evacuation instructions when a fire burned near his Northern California home. — ABC News, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructions
  1. directions
  2. orders
  3. edicts
  4. directives
  5. commandments
  6. injunctions
Noun
  • The city says plans include adding an additional lane of traffic in both the west and eastbound directions of Roseville Parkway.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • This creates an immediate sensing-to-action response, while each chamber operates independently to distinguish forces along horizontal, lateral, and vertical directions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Definition of directions
Noun
  • Authorities issued an evacuation warning for two zones north of the highway, as well as a third zone south of the highway but to the east of where evacuation orders were in place.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Even into 2023, restaurants and bars had DoorDash orders piled at the door instead of bodies filling tables for happy hour deals or karaoke night.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of orders
Noun
  • Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The age of the Germanic male genius delivering edicts from on high has run its course.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of edicts
Noun
  • Federal directives apply to federal properties, while state directives apply to facilities for state agencies.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Lawmaking and legal interpretation convert human goals and values into legible directives.
    — John Nay, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of directives
Noun
  • Treat them as starting points, not commandments.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
  • Paxton filed a lawsuit against Galveston ISD after the school board voted against placing the commandments in classrooms.
    — Haajrah Gilani, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
Definition of commandments
Noun
  • Both Nevada and Michigan have won injunctions barring prediction market providers from offering sports contracts.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • After the high court curbed lower courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions, another challenge was filed in New Hampshire on behalf of all children who would be covered by the birthright citizenship policy.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of injunctions

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