Instance and Situation

Instance

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

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

Situation noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Instance and situation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Situation".

Nearby Words: situate, situated, situating

good	good instance	good situation
particular	particular instance	particular situation
similar	similar instance	similar situation
common	common instance	common situation
Other adjectives: specific, certain, true, entire, real, extreme, serious, bad, interesting, unique, possible, unusual, above, worst, odd, weird, strange, bizarre, latter.

A similar situation occurs with gargoyles in the World of Warcraft raid instance called Naxxramas Necropolis.

Source: Standard Status Effects
A similar situation occurs in "A Touch of Class", but in that instance the "Special Guest" is a con-man deliberately pretending to be a Lord to get preferential treatment.

Source: Mistaken for Special Guest
This situation often led to the columns having different numbers of prizes for instance, one column might have just one prize, while another may have two and the other four.

Source: Progressive Jackpot

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