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
On both ends, a luxury car service was arranged — with specific instructions for the driver about Bread’s motion sickness.
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Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Grayson was charged with first-degree murder but an option for second-degree murder was added to jury instructions before deliberations began.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Follow the instructions that come with your rollers regarding the amount of setting time and experiment to see what works best for your hair.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
That first conversation also turned out to be the last, as Lanthimos gave Fendrix a very brief set of instructions and then set him loose.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Once infected, ChatGPT may unknowingly execute these instructions, potentially deploying malware.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
It is advised to comply with the instructions and recommendations issued by local authorities and emergency management officials.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Ortiz's arrest prompted concerns mirroring those raised by immigrant-rights advocates earlier last month, when a number of immigrants without proper legal status received instructions to attend new check-in appointments at the Centennial office.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
In these cases, the recipe instructions will typically indicate a cold start is preferred or acceptable.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Grayson was charged with first-degree murder but an option for second-degree murder was added to jury instructions before deliberations began.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Follow the instructions that come with your rollers regarding the amount of setting time and experiment to see what works best for your hair.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
That first conversation also turned out to be the last, as Lanthimos gave Fendrix a very brief set of instructions and then set him loose.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Once infected, ChatGPT may unknowingly execute these instructions, potentially deploying malware.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
It is advised to comply with the instructions and recommendations issued by local authorities and emergency management officials.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Ortiz's arrest prompted concerns mirroring those raised by immigrant-rights advocates earlier last month, when a number of immigrants without proper legal status received instructions to attend new check-in appointments at the Centennial office.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
In these cases, the recipe instructions will typically indicate a cold start is preferred or acceptable.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructions
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When the lines of a CME’s magnetic field and those of the Earth’s magnetic field are pointed in the opposite directions, the CME can unite with the Earth’s magnetosphere and fill it with vast quantities of solar energy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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However, Sunday also featured two teams clearly trending in opposite directions.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
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Evacuation orders were also issued for six islands in the Bahamas.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Jamaican government issued mandatory evacuation orders on Sunday for the most vulnerable coastal communities, according to CNN.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Congress could hold hearings to examine whether senior officials disregarded judicial directives or retaliated against career lawyers.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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The third film in the franchise follows Ares (Jared Leto), an intelligent computer program who begins to question his orders and directives from CEO Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters), setting him on a collision course into the real world to find Eve Kim (Greta Lee), the current CEO of Encom.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Its followers strictly adhere to the 29 commandments of Guru Jambheshwar, which include the sacred principles of worshiping and protecting all animals.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some of the commandments overlap with criminal law, such as prohibitions on murder and theft, but others do not.—
Jessie Balmert,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the court used the case to issue a ruling in June limiting the power of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions, a victory for the administration.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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The court also did so in the battle over the president’s birthright citizenship restrictions, ultimately ruling 6-3 that judges couldn’t issue universal injunctions blocking the policy.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Instructions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructions. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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