instructing

present participle of instruct
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Recent Examples of instructing The next year, Martin was accused of instructing staffers to regularly delete their emails to prevent them from becoming available to the media or public under the state’s Sunshine Law. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025 Whitfield doubles down on his previous orders, instructing the former sheepherder to murder all the Duttons and dump their bodies in the lawless border town. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025 Stewart said that part of the initiative is a social media campaign instructing individuals to post a picture of themselves wearing the T-shirt or hoodie on Monday paired with the hashtags #EveryoneIsWelcome, #InclusiveIdaho, or #WestAdaSchools. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 22 Mar. 2025 While in custody, Yusuf was recorded in jailhouse calls instructing his brother and an associate to erase data from his phone to obstruct the investigation, prosecutors said. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025 At one point during the convention when support seemed at low ebb, Wilson sent McCombs a note instructing him to withdraw Wilson's name from consideration, but McCombs pocketed the note without taking action. arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025 Leave a note instructing the finder to clean up the mess! Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025 Now, Lira is something of an expert, instructing other staff on how to make the pastries. Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025 At Vanderbilt University, faculty were sent an email on February 6 instructing them to reduce graduate admissions by half across the board, according to Stat. Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructing
Verb
  • The 11-week training program revolves around teaching cooking skills including basic knife skills and culinary techniques, as well as customer service classes and learning point of sales systems.
    Gary Stern, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Millions of retirees devoted themselves to protecting our communities, teaching our children and delivering essential services.
    Suzanne Blake Reporter, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Agency employees received an email this week informing them that they are placed on administrative leave, until further notice.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Copyright in particular is an issue that has plagued AI developers, as many continue to train their models on human work without informing the original creators, obtaining consent or providing compensation.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, many in the United States may even question whether CENTCOM is telling the truth.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • When her mother returned to Clinton, Andrea never considered telling her what had happened.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • She's spent over six months educating her following of over 700,000 about JEB.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The American press also has a deep and nuanced understanding of European design, which has played a key role in educating and inspiring collectors.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Palace put a message out on their social media page advising the issue had been fixed around 35 minutes after tickets went on sale.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Despite this being the lowest classification, health officials are still advising consumers to take precautions.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The plaintiffs are asking the court to block the administration’s order, which puts Haitians at risk of being returned to a country overrun by deadly gangs.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The Purple One was not pleased when his band started asking questions.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025

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“Instructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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