Instance and Topic

Instance

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

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

Topic noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

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Instance and topic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Topic".

Nearby Words: topical, topicality, topically

good	good instance	good topic
particular	particular instance	particular topic
similar	similar instance	similar topic
related	related instance	related topic
Other adjectives: common, specific, certain, original, single, small, entire, real, serious, main, interesting, major, minor, above, next, last, occasional, biggest.

In one instance, the original topic was Carrie, but then she moved on to contemplating whether or not she would date herself and if doing so would make her bi.

Source: Literature / Finding Snowflakes
For instance, John was given the topic of home life during Spinning The News, which lead to James Acaster opening his routine with "speaking of the cinema, Sara Pascoe's an idiot".

Source: Series / Mock the Week
In one instance late in the book, this deep fixation causes Patrick to miss a business meeting when the topic of his favorite daytime talk show turns out to be "Teenage Lesbians".

Source: Literature / American Psycho

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