For instance
For instance adverb - As an example.
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Synonyms for For instance
Namely and for instance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Namely" instead a preposition phrase "For instance".
Namely
Namely adverb - That is to say.
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Synonyms for Namely
For instance and namely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "For instance" instead a preposition "Namely".
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A large part of how the conspiracy is maintained (most namely with the therapist and, for instance, his disappearing drink) in The Forgotten (2004).
Source: Gaslighting - For instance, the recap for the episode "Taken" (where Olivia's mom dies in a fall down the stairs) had a description based on an unwritten plotline — namely, Olivia finds out her mom never was raped and told the story to cover up a fling with her college professor, who Olivia meets.
- Innovative uses of old technology (for instance, contra-rotating propellers) made them fast and powerful; sadly, the innovative use of new technology - namely the jet engine - resulted in aircraft that were even faster and more powerful, but also more efficient and less maintenance intensive.
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Namely and For instance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/for_instance/namely
For instance & Namely. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/for_instance/namely>.
Namely or For instance. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/for_instance/namely.
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