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Type Words
Synonyms case, example
Type of natural event, happening, occurrence, occurrent
Has types bit, piece, time, clip, humiliation, mortification
Derivation instantiate


another instance occurred yesterday.
Type Words
Synonyms exemplify, illustrate
Type of dilate, elaborate, enlarge, exposit, expand, expound, flesh out, lucubrate, expatiate
Type Words
Synonyms example, illustration, representative
Type of information
Has types case in point, apology, exception, excuse, precedent, quintessence, sample, specimen
Derivation instantiate

Examples of instance

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For instance, young adults can stay on their parents'insurance until they're 26.
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In this particular instance the troll does not engage in the usual pleasantries.
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South Africa, for instance, will start its second term in four years in January.
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The new owners of William Beaver House, for instance, are slashing condo prices.
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For instance, one of her students chose to paint strawberries in her last class.
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For instance, the 6-foot-5 Jones blocked three shots and altered several others.
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For instance, an abdominal lift might be covered below the navel, but not above.
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For instance, Reliance Communications is up, in dollar terms, 138% year-to-date.
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For instance, Toyota includes the Matrix small wagon in its Corolla sales total.
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  • Case: 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"
  • Exemplify: clarify by giving an example of
  • Example: 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"
  • The word "instance" can refer, generally, to any running process, and can perhaps best be compared to the word "execution", as in "the execution of a set of instructions", but without the connotation of completion. ...
  • In computer science, an object is any entity that can be manipulated by the commands of a programming language, such as a value, variable, function, or data structure. (With the later introduction of object oriented programming the same word, "object", refers to a particular instance of a class)
  • Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence. [14th-19th c.]; A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example. [from 16th c.]; A recurring occasion, case etc; A piece of evidence; a proof or sign (of something). [16th-18th c. ...
  • (Instances) As opposed to deduction, induction relies on specific instances to arrive at a general conclusion. For example, all humans that we have seen have two legs, so we can make the assumption that all humans have two legs. ...
  • (Instances) are cases, examples, or occurrence of class.
  • (Instances) are objects that belong to a certain class. Each instance of a class contains all the properties and methods of that class. All movie clips are instances with properties (for example, _alpha, and _visible) and methods (for example, gotoAndPlay, and getURL) of the MovieClip class.