Instance
Instance verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.
Usage example: instanced the latest astronomical research in her presentation on measuring star magnitude
Slight
Slight verb - To cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in.
How words are described
| particular | particular instance | particular slight |
| small | small instance | small slight |
| real | real instance | real slight |
| possible | possible instance | possible slight |
| Other adjectives: final, minor, accidental, earlier, previous. | ||
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Slight and Instance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/slight
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