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instructional

  • a word derived from instruction.
    instruction
    noun
    the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.

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According to Dylan’s complaint, the assault occurred during the filming of an instructional basketball video by several Lakers players in the Campbell Hall gym.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Families pay a $10 annual instructional fee for the agendas.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Ohio: Clothing under $75 per item, school supplies under $20 per item and school instructional materials under $20 per item are exempt from sales tax Aug. 7-9.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

States often prescribe minimum instructional hours, and recess generally doesn’t count.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

To house his burgeoning staff, Ernest commandeered every vacant room in LeConte Hall and, with Sproul’s permission, completely took over the university’s newest instructional building, then officially designated simply as the “New Classroom Building.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik