Instance and Tide

Instance

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

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

Tide noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.

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Instance and tide are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Tide".

Nearby Word: tidal

short	short instance	short tide
small	small instance	small tide
entire	entire instance	entire tide
infamous	infamous instance	infamous tide
Other adjectives: later, literal, awesome.

This is a rare instance of the bottle returning with the tide, which is possibly a more likely outcome than the bottle actually reaching other people.

Source: Message in a Bottle
Snoops, to his credit, does seem somewhat concerned with Penny's welfare at points - he's not willing to keep her down in the cave when the tide is rising, for instance.

Source: Disney / The Rescuers
Blondie's more famous version of "The Tide Is High" by The Paragons does this ("I'm not the kind of man that gives up just like that" becomes "I'm not the kind of girl...", for instance)

Source: The Cover Changes the Gender

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