Instance and Source

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

Source verb - Get (a product) from another country or business.

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Instance and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a verb "Source".

known	known instance	known source
good	good instance	good source
best	best instance	best source
common	common instance	common source
Other adjectives: specific, original, true, single, real, main, major, possible, unexpected, significant, biggest.

For instance, their "The Little Mermaid" adaptation is closer to the source than the Disney movie, but in the end the Mermaid marries the Prince anyway.

Source: Disneyfication
So this is one instance where the TV adaptation may actually be more true to real life than the source material was.

Source: Series / American Crime Story
For instance, the revelation that her mother may have been a Jew is a major source of distress to Jeanette.

Source: Literature / The Grail Quest

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