Instructed
Tried and instructed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tried" instead an adjective "Instructed".
Tried
Tried adjective - Worthy of one's trust.
Instructed and tried are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instructed" instead an adjective "Tried".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Hurricanes: When Stavros Garkos tried to acquire a McGuffin at an auction, he instructed his proxy to start with one of those.
Source: Whammy Bid - Reid also tried to use biblical quotes to dissuade some cult members from blowing themselves up as their leader'd instructed.
Source: As the Good Book Says -
The brother was thrown out of the tower, and when he tried to get in, he found his way blocked by a snake, a lion, and a raven, and he was instructed to kill the most dangerous.
Source: Literature / Fighting Fantasy
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