Synonyms for instance
ˈɪn stənsin·stance

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1. instance

   A precedent is an authoritative case, example, or instance. The communism of the early Christians in Jerusalem is a wonderful example or instance of Christian liberality, but not a precedent for the universal church through all time. Cases decided by irregular or unauthorized tribunals are not precedents for the regular administration of law. An obiter dictum is an opinion outside of the case in hand, which can not be quoted as an authoritative precedent. Compare CAUSE; EXAMPLE.

   Synonyms:
   antecedent, authority, case, example, obiter dictum, pattern, precedent, warrant

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1. instance

   Synonyms:
   entreaty, request, prompting, persuasion, example, solicitation, case, illustration, exemplification, occurrence, point, precedence

   Antonyms:
   dissuasion, deprecation, warning, rule, statement, principle, misexemplification

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1. case, instance, examplenoun

   an occurrence of something

   "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"

   Synonyms:
   deterrent example, type, font, object lesson, pillow slip, case, eccentric, pillowcase, guinea pig, lesson, fount, casing, exemplar, character, event, subject, example, cause, good example, causa, representative, slip, compositor's case, caseful, grammatical case, face, showcase, illustration, exercise, vitrine, display case, sheath, typeface, typesetter's case, model, lawsuit, suit, shell

2. example, illustration, instance, representativeverb

   an item of information that is typical of a class or group

   "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"

   Synonyms:
   representative, congressman, object lesson, good example, lesson, exemplar, case, example, voice, congresswoman, illustration, deterrent example, model, exemplification, interpreter, spokesperson, exercise

3. exemplify, illustrate, instanceverb

   clarify by giving an example of

   Synonyms:
   represent, illustrate, exemplify

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1. instancenoun

   Synonyms:
   solicitation, request, urgency, prompting, importunity, instigation, incitement

2. instancenoun

   Synonyms:
   example, exemplification, illustration, case in point

3. instancenoun

   Synonyms:
   time, occasion, occurrence

4. instanceverb

   Synonyms:
   mention as an instance, bring forward as an example

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1. instancenoun

   Synonyms:
   persistency, request, solicitation, urgency, example, case, illustration

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1. List of paraphrases for "instance":

   example, forum, case, instancia, instancing, body, resort, proceeding, instances, cases, 'instance, event, illustration

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1. Dave Chronister:

   The Iranian government is blocking access to certain IP ranges altogether (such as news sites) and at the same time they are also allowing certain sites to be accessed, but they are using content filtering to block what they consider to be risky or subversive, for example Twitter hashtags. So the Iranian activists are using different ‘tunneling’ methods to hide their traffic through encryption and therefore bypass government restrictions – for instance, they use a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

2. Nick Longrich:

   The fossil record is incomplete enough that if you’re in a new area or a new time, there’s a fair chance that the dinosaurs there are going to be distinct, Steven Jasinski said. For instance, scientists might discover a toe from a brand new species, but such subtle differences may be unrecognizable or impossible to prove. [ T ] hings that we call separate species today would be very, very hard to tell apart based on their skeleton( crow versus raven, for example).

3. Richie McGinniss:

   It was as if, you know, if you were to lunge at somebody, if anybody were to lunge, Richie McGinniss would probably stop Richie McGinniss, you know, from falling face down on the ground, but the shots were fired in the exact instance that Joseph Rosenbaum momentum was going forward and that continued until Joseph Rosenbaum landed on the ground.

4. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov:

   In the first instance we gave attention to foreign investors wanting to invest in Russian papers.

5. Rasmus Bech Hansen:

   Japan looks to be quite late in the game, they’re dependent on importing many (vaccines) from the U.S. And at the moment, it doesn’t seem very likely they will get very large quantities of for instance, the Pfizer vaccine.