instance
noun/ˈɪnstəns/
Frequency rank: #1,784 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A particular case or example of something happening.
Example sentence
The teacher asked students to find one instance of this grammar rule in the textbook.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 1,701–1,800
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- kindaAn informal way of saying 'kind of'; somewhat.
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