For instance
For instance adverb - As an example.
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Synonyms for For instance
Sic and for instance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sic" instead a conjunction phrase "For instance".
Sic
Sic verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
For instance and sic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "For instance" instead a conjunction "Sic".
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Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe: "Thou have learnt to slash with your sord." [sic] You Have Researched Breathing: For instance, the hero must defeat the first boss before "Thou have learnt to slash with your sord," as if the hero's attacks up to this point were not slashing.
Source: Video Game / Kenseiden - Rincewind is a particularly Genre Savvy Wizzard [sic] in a world that is ruled by the Theory of Narrative Causality, so for him life is (for instance) knowing It Was His Sled right from the start, while everyone around him wastes time insisting it was a banana, or possibly a walrus.
Source: Only Sane Man / Literature
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Sic and For instance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/for_instance/sic
For instance & Sic. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/for_instance/sic>.
Sic or For instance. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/for_instance/sic.
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