as in informative
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
Global trends may be instructive in predicting the revenue the New York tax may end up generating.
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Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Here, the phenomenon of a mule was an instructive guide in predicting what would happen when a watermelon with tetraploid chromosomes was crossed with an ordinary diploid variety.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
The way other European minority languages manage their survival can be instructive.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
These associations are imbued with instructive purpose, as every creature offers its own teachings (for example, birds fly in formation, with each taking its turn in front, offering a lesson about the nature of leadership).
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
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Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Here, the phenomenon of a mule was an instructive guide in predicting what would happen when a watermelon with tetraploid chromosomes was crossed with an ordinary diploid variety.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
The way other European minority languages manage their survival can be instructive.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
These associations are imbued with instructive purpose, as every creature offers its own teachings (for example, birds fly in formation, with each taking its turn in front, offering a lesson about the nature of leadership).
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for instructive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructive
Adjective
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But ChatGPT was designed to be sycophantic, not informative.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2026
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His answer was yes, but that current accounts are most informative when read alongside gross capital flows, currency exposures, leverage, and the composition of external assets and liabilities.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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According to data from FertilityIQ, an educational platform for individuals and couples navigating infertility and family building, the average cost of IVF treatment and medication is more than $20,000.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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In the education building on the side of the past, visitors enter a classroom decorated with historical photos of educational hubs of Rondo.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
18 May 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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The largest portions of school budgets go to instructional costs such as teacher salaries, student services, and school operations, not to central administration.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Since then, the school’s social work and human services program has used the money to hire an instructional assistant, create brochures, update learning material for students and host community information sessions, professor Brandy Jones-Thomas said.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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This article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.—
Matthew Kayser,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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However for many small businesses, these informational searches were typically the entry (top) of the sales funnel.—
TerDawn DeBoe,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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For Jay Li, a Chinese national who arrived in the first, 2017 class after attending the University of Rochester and working for the NBA in New York, a sojourn to Suzhou in Eastern China near Shanghai was especially illuminating.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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After all, this month energizes your fifth house of creativity, romance and self-expression in a way that feels both exciting and illuminating.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Instructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructive. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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