Instance and Pattern

Instance

Instance noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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

Pattern noun - A unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric).

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Instance and pattern are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Pattern".

particular	particular instance	particular pattern
similar	similar instance	similar pattern
common	common instance	common pattern
specific	specific instance	specific pattern
Other adjectives: certain, original, obvious, entire, interesting, noticeable, unique, final, classic, unusual, above, odd, weird, strange, bizarre, previous.

Suprisingly, there is the rare instance of having an AK-pattern rifle jamming when the terrorist tries to shoot Marty.

Source: Cool Guns / Assault Rifles
Even though the game gives you the option to play it anyway even if you already rescued the HVI, beating it in that instance doesn't unlock the camo pattern.

Source: Do Well, but Not Perfect
He seems fond of a two-syllable (trochaic) first name, one-syllable last name pattern - like "Darren Shan", for instance.

Source: Literature / The Saga of Darren Shan

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Pattern and Instance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/pattern

Instance & Pattern. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/pattern>.

Pattern or Instance. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/pattern.

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