for instance

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   as an example

   “take ribbon snakes, for example”

   Synonymsfor examplee.g.

Questions about for instance

What does for instance mean?

for instance means "as an example".

What is another word for for instance?

Close synonyms include for example, e.g.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is for instance a common word?

for instance is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.