for instance
Introducing an illustration
For instance introduces an example of something just mentioned, synonymous with for example: Several planets have moons—Mars, for instance, has two.
It can stand alone when the example is implied: Not everyone agrees. Take my brother, for instance.
The phrase adds a concrete case to illustrate a general point.
Representative case shown
- caseContainer or instance
- scenarioPostulated event sequence
- situationState of affairs
- illustrationPicture explaining something
sample · specimen · occurrence · anecdote · precedent · circumstance · episode · demonstration
Statement making something clear
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- explicationDetailed interpretive analysis
commentary · paraphrase · simplification · definition · description · insight · understanding · annotation
example
Representative case shown
illustration · sample · specimen · occurrence · anecdote · precedent · circumstance · episode · demonstration · representation
explanation
Statement making something clear
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- illustrationPicture explaining something
explication · commentary · paraphrase · simplification · definition · description · insight · understanding · annotation · gloss
for instancein general
Considering most cases
generally speaking · as a rule · broadly speaking · on the whole · in the abstract
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