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as in samplings
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole
based on a sample of the menu items, we decided that this was the best restaurant in town
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as in examples
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like
this vase is a sample of the high-quality glassware that the glassblowers can produce
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as in tests
to put (something) to a test
sampled the soup to see if it tasted good
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Recent Examples of samples
Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
More recently, a study showed that dogs can use their sense of smell to pick out blood samples from people with cancer with almost 97 percent accuracy.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
The coming years will see engineers and scientists working hand-in-hand—AI suggesting designs, robots churning out test samples, and teams figuring out manufacturing hurdles—turning algorithmic alchemy into tangible advances in energy, electronics, and beyond.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Lizzo has become the latest artist to be sued by a company based in Georgia over uncleared samples, according to documents filed Tuesday in California.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
As the notice explains, the alarm was raised after 40 environmental samples collected at the company’s processing facility tested positive for Salmonella, including seven different strains known to cause human illness.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Undertaking their testing project, CR researchers sourced several samples of each product from different stores over a three-month period from November 2024.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
The event features unlimited food and drink samples from local and national vendors.
—Felicia Campbell, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Here's what to know about the new research, and how Artemis III astronauts could help retrieve lunar samples for further study here on Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
As One of Us gleefully samples multiple registers—comic, tragic, satiric, elegiac, poetic—its mesh of archaic and contemporary styles becomes something quite arresting, a joy to read … Chaon’s beautiful novel insists on answers.
—Book Marks
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
The Rainmakers t an observatory atop Puy de Dôme, a 4,800-foot inactive volcano in central France, the microbiologist Pierre Amato samples clouds.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Google samples the caller's and recipient's voices to replicate them.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Say yes to samples Thompson, Frank and Sprouts NoDa store manager Willie Pringle said just about everything in the store can be sampled.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
The team members measured the thickness and location of different rock layers, collected samples for testing and identified all of the spots where fossils were found over the last century and a half.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
More recently, a study showed that dogs can use their sense of smell to pick out blood samples from people with cancer with almost 97 percent accuracy.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
The coming years will see engineers and scientists working hand-in-hand—AI suggesting designs, robots churning out test samples, and teams figuring out manufacturing hurdles—turning algorithmic alchemy into tangible advances in energy, electronics, and beyond.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Lizzo has become the latest artist to be sued by a company based in Georgia over uncleared samples, according to documents filed Tuesday in California.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
As the notice explains, the alarm was raised after 40 environmental samples collected at the company’s processing facility tested positive for Salmonella, including seven different strains known to cause human illness.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Undertaking their testing project, CR researchers sourced several samples of each product from different stores over a three-month period from November 2024.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
The event features unlimited food and drink samples from local and national vendors.
—Felicia Campbell, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Here's what to know about the new research, and how Artemis III astronauts could help retrieve lunar samples for further study here on Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
The strange clip, released on the actor’s social media pages, is set to a thumping electronic score that samples Jason Mewes’ monologue from the 2001 film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
As One of Us gleefully samples multiple registers—comic, tragic, satiric, elegiac, poetic—its mesh of archaic and contemporary styles becomes something quite arresting, a joy to read … Chaon’s beautiful novel insists on answers.
—Book Marks
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
The Rainmakers t an observatory atop Puy de Dôme, a 4,800-foot inactive volcano in central France, the microbiologist Pierre Amato samples clouds.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Google samples the caller's and recipient's voices to replicate them.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Say yes to samples Thompson, Frank and Sprouts NoDa store manager Willie Pringle said just about everything in the store can be sampled.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for samples
Noun
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Oysterville Sea Farms is the place to see the best oyster beds and watch the boats come in and out and Goose Point Family Farm and Oystery offers samplings and oysters for purchase.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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The activation extends throughout Grand Central with its Grand Brasserie and Campbell restaurants offering samplings and bottle engravings with purchase at Central Cellars.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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One of the most famous examples of a major business leader succeeding from failure was Apple’s visionary cofounder Steve Jobs.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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By the time production was finished at the end of the 1993 model year, some 4,697 examples had been built.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Genomic tests such as Oncotype DX can show whether chemotherapy is necessary, sparing many women the harsh side effects.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
21 Oct. 2025
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The second phase tests candidates on their knowledge of financial statements.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jennings, whose own son Shooter Jennings just released a new Waylon album, Songbird, appears on a handful of selections on The Real Thang.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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While boot trends have been getting taller in recent years, plenty of ankle-height selections still made it onto our list of recs for this season.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
28 Oct. 2025
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In 2018, Pavulaan traveled to South Carolina and collected a series of butterflies, examining the specimens.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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In total, the researchers analyzed 357 contemporary mosquitoes and 22 historical specimens, and used additional mosquito samples from a separate study, which beefed up the overall count to about 800.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Samples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/samples. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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