Prior instance
Pattern and prior instance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pattern" instead a noun phrase "Prior instance".
Pattern
Pattern noun - A unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric).
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Prior instance and pattern are semantically related. You can use "Prior instance" instead a noun "Pattern".
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Pattern and Prior instance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prior_instance/pattern
Prior instance & Pattern. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prior_instance/pattern>.
Pattern or Prior instance. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prior_instance/pattern.
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