Instance and Standard

Instance

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

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

Standard noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.

Usage example: the animation in that movie set the standard against which all later animated cartoons were judged

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Instance and standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Standard".

good	good instance	good standard
particular	particular instance	particular standard
common	common instance	common standard
certain	certain instance	certain standard
Other adjectives: original, blatant, small, main, major, former, classic, strange, previous.

The seven Mega Corps make different variations on the standard design, MarsCo ships have nothing but Omni-Slots that can fit any modifications but no standard equipment, Pulse's are more maneuverable, even in atmosphere, and TTI grows Living Ships for instance.

Source: Standard Sci-Fi Fleet
However, even your standard episode won't probably show video games (for instance) as anything but the back of a TV with some Pac-Man-esque beeps and boops played over the soundtrack.

Source: Totally Radical
Groin Attack: Several standard examples, plus an Up to Eleven instance in Live And Let Drood where Molly subjects her attacker to one with a protein exploder.

Source: Literature / Secret Histories

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