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instances

NOUN

case, situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detail example item occasion occurrence particular precedent proof reason

STRONG

exemplification exponent ground illustration representative sample sampling specimen time

WEAK

case history case in point

VERB

name

Synonyms

STRONG

adduce cite exemplify illustrate mention quote refer show specify

Antonyms

STRONG

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Example Sentences

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ICDs can also cause what are known as inappropriate shocks - instances where the device is erroneously activated.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In instances where the trucks are making deliveries to stores, PepsiCo employees are there to meet the trucks and unload them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

However, in both of those instances, the animal moved on quickly and was not captured by wildlife officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Other instances often coincided with periods in which the streamer was between releases of its top series.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

New Agers make all sorts of existence assertions: that ESP exists, that there have been instances of spoon bending, that spirits abound, that there are aliens among us, etc.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos