Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for example

Two senses of example live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

There is an example on page 10.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

instance

Same sentence, swapped: There is an instance on page 10.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for example as it is used in the sentence above.

model
lesson
condition

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsCommunication

punishment intended as a warning to others

They decided to make an example of him.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

lesson

Same sentence, swapped: They decided to make an lesson of him.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for example as it is used in the sentence above.

instance
case
taste

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

gradenounlevela position on a scale of intensity or amount or qualityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line guessverbthinkexpect, believe, or supposeFoothillsHas a reason line headnounmindthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functionsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line hearingnounaudiencean opportunity to state your case and be heardFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line imagenounprototypea standard or typical exampleTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line imaginationnounvisionthe formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the sensesFoothills imaginativeadjectiveinventivemarked by independence and creativity in thought or actionRidgeline lotnounsetan unofficial association of people or groupsFoothillsHas a reason line

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