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providing useful information or knowledge an instructive demonstration of the proper way to pack a suitcase so your clothes don't arrive in a mess
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Recent Examples of instructive History of great cities and wars is instructive here. —
Bobby Ghosh, Time, 8 Apr. 2026 Let’s acknowledge Palestine’s instructive past for answers. —Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 The radiologist’s case is the most instructive example on offer. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 However much the young Hatmaker had in common with Waters, though, their lives seem likely to trace two very different arcs—ones instructive about both American Christianity and the wider debate over what a good life looks like for women. —Emma Green, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for instructive
Bobby Ghosh, Time, 8 Apr. 2026 Let’s acknowledge Palestine’s instructive past for answers. —Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 The radiologist’s case is the most instructive example on offer. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 However much the young Hatmaker had in common with Waters, though, their lives seem likely to trace two very different arcs—ones instructive about both American Christianity and the wider debate over what a good life looks like for women. —Emma Green, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for instructive
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The colors are informative of their composition.— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Joking aside, the importance of remaining calm, collected and informative — as hard as that can be — is key when describing a situation to 911 dispatchers.— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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Plus, there are optional educational opportunities each week with doctors, nutritionists, physical therapists, professional coaches, and other running and walking experts.— AJC Staff, AJC.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Next Steps Idaho, a government resource for career and educational opportunities, recommends buying generic trash bags, cotton swabs and other items as well.— Hali Smith April 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps most consequential in this move will be the expansion of the states’ authority and responsibility for educative quality within their jurisdictions.— Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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While apples-to-apples comparisons aren’t possible, a look at the streaming businesses is educative for identifying longer-term trends.— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
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Chicago Public Schools has restored instructional support funding to more than 800 students with disabilities in Catholic schools, the Archdiocese of Chicago said Thursday.— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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In a statement, the archdiocese said CPS will restore special education instructional services starting Monday, April 20, and last through the Friday before Memorial Day.— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Links to informational slides and in some cases surveys are attached.— Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Brief flashbacks to Mary’s earlier concerts are merely informational; another flashback, to a séance at which Mary yielded to self-harming mysticism, is far more consequential, leading to violence in Sam’s studio.— Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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In this debut that centers Native Hawaiian mythology against contemporary issues, history and the present come together in illuminating ways.— Emma Alpern, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
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However, many statistics can be useful and illuminating.— Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Instructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/instructive. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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