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as in teaching
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
spent his military career instructing young pilots
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as in informing
to give information to
instructed everyone in the use of the new telephone system
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as in telling
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the proctors instructed everyone to put their pencils down and hand in their tests
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Recent Examples of instructing
They are suspected of instructing police officers to block lawmakers at the National Assembly who were there to reverse the martial law decree.
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Joohee Cho, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
On March 22 a local Philadelphia newspaper printed a notice from Secretary of War James McHenry instructing the Pennsylvania militia to assemble.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
After hearing about the Messiah’s birth, King Herod orders the Massacre of the Innocents, instructing that all male children under two years old in Bethlehem be killed.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Wiley issued an Allen charge, instructing the jurors to make every possible effort to reach a unanimous verdict.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
In a video recorded by Jackson, the captain of the flight can apparently be heard instructing passengers to remain on board in Paris just before law enforcement officers arrived to confront the stowaway.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
American mothers had entered the workforce en masse, and when Stewart’s first book was published, in 1982, many women were no longer instructing their daughters on the finer points of homemaking fundamentals like cooking meals from scratch or hosting holiday gatherings.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2024
Signs popped up in theaters as well, instructing fans not to sing along during the movie.
—John Brandon, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
What Stewart is actually doing is instructing his teammates (and officials) of his defensive intentions.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Joohee Cho, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
On March 22 a local Philadelphia newspaper printed a notice from Secretary of War James McHenry instructing the Pennsylvania militia to assemble.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
After hearing about the Messiah’s birth, King Herod orders the Massacre of the Innocents, instructing that all male children under two years old in Bethlehem be killed.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Wiley issued an Allen charge, instructing the jurors to make every possible effort to reach a unanimous verdict.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
In a video recorded by Jackson, the captain of the flight can apparently be heard instructing passengers to remain on board in Paris just before law enforcement officers arrived to confront the stowaway.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
American mothers had entered the workforce en masse, and when Stewart’s first book was published, in 1982, many women were no longer instructing their daughters on the finer points of homemaking fundamentals like cooking meals from scratch or hosting holiday gatherings.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2024
Signs popped up in theaters as well, instructing fans not to sing along during the movie.
—John Brandon, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
What Stewart is actually doing is instructing his teammates (and officials) of his defensive intentions.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructing
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Porter, who’s in the last days of her third and final term in Congress, plans to return next month to her position teaching law at UC Irvine.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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This fall, Harvard Business School began teaching Su’s stewardship of AMD as a case study.Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Southeastern supermarket chain Publix separately shared a notice informing customs that recalled MadeGood Mixed Berry, Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Drizzle Birthday Cake granola bar varieties were sold at Publix and Publix GreenWise Market stores.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Our work with agencies centers around informing new and existing programs and our advocacy and feedback always includes the voices of our NALCAB members that are on the ground implementing federal programs and products.Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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In addition, the user might have stated that physics is altered, maybe telling the AI to pretend that the action is occurring on the Moon or Mars.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The organization represented Parents Protecting Our Children, a group that argued that the district violated parents’ religious freedom in not telling them about children’s trans identity.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
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Furthermore, educating users about AI empowers them to make informed decisions, enhancing the likelihood that technology positively influences society.Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Interventions that schools should immediately consider include educating children on digital literacy, encouraging discussions on social media etiquette as well as designating specific times for social media use both at school and home.Omer Awan, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The company equips delivery drivers with hyper-specific data on millions of addresses throughout the United States and the United Kingdom, advising them of where to park and which entrance of a building to go through for the most efficient delivery.Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
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He is accused of advising South Korean President President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law and deploying troops to the National Assembly to prevent lawmakers from voting on the measure.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Carter’s attorney Alex Spiro filed a motion Monday asking a judge to force the accuser to reveal her real name or dismiss the case.Conor Murray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Something dim and unknowable seemed to be asking me to trust it.Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Instructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructing. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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