Instance
How words are described
| known | known instance | known present |
| good | good instance | good present |
| best | best instance | best present |
| common | common instance | common present |
| Other adjectives: specific, certain, original, many, true, single, entire, real, bad, main, famous, early, few, unusual, worst, next, last, several, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
| sort | instance sort | present sort |
| show | instance show | present show |
| characters | instance characters | present characters |
Both words in one sentence
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It's still close enough to the present, though, that present-day pop culture and religion remain intact—mention is made, for instance, of "Old Yeller: The Centennial Remastered Edition".
Source: The Future - This was the first instance of a character legitimately dying in the present storyline.
- For instance, many Taylor Swift songs have different mixes for country and pop, with the country mix usually being the one present on the album.
Source: Rearrange the Song
Cite this Source
Present and Instance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/present
Instance & Present. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/present>.
Present or Instance. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/present.
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