Instance and List

Instance

Instance verb - To show or make clear by using examples.

Usage example: instanced the hero's moral courage with several examples from the novel

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List and instance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "List" instead a verb "Instance".

List verb - To make a list of.

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Instance and list are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a verb "List".

Nearby Words: listing, listed, lister

good	good instance	good list
best	best instance	best list
similar	similar instance	similar list
specific	specific instance	specific list
Other adjectives: short, separate, original, many, single, small, entire, real, bad, infamous, main, interesting, famous, above, worst.

It would probably be easier to list those that are always faithful than list the MANY instance of cheating.

Source: Series / The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Attempting to list every instance (or even every "notable" instance) is rather pointless—they are almost as numerous as fan fics themselves.

Source: Original Character
For instance, he once denied a liver transplant to a man who had been on the transplant list for almost ten years since he drank alcohol at his daughter's wedding.

Source: Lawful Good

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List and Instance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/list

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