Thesaurus: instance

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1. n. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
2. n. That which is instant or urgent; motive.
3. n. Occasion; order of occurrence.
4. n. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.
5. n. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
6. v. t. To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.
7. v. i. To give an example.
8. n. an occurrence of something
9. n. an item of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/information">information that is class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/typical">typical of a class or group
10. v. clarify by giving an example of
11. To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, toinstance a fact. H. Spenser.I shall not instance an abstruse author. Milton.