Instance and Represent

Instance

Instance verb - To give as an example.

Usage example: instanced one particular incident as an illustration of their penchant for practical jokes

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

Represent verb - To point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group.

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Instance and represent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a verb "Represent".

For instance, the chopped-off heads she wears as a necklace represent chopped off egos and the skirt of chopped-off hands she wears represent the cutting off of evil deeds.

Source: Mainstream Obscurity
Similarly, Scars Are Forever when they represent an important event for a character (for instance, Barbara Gordon's lower body paralysis).

Source: Death by Origin Story
For instance, if Prawns represent sympathetic immigrants and a good many immigrants in the country are Nigerian but your Nigerians are Always Chaotic Evil then you're entering ugly territory.

Source: Acceptable Ethnic Targets

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