as in sample
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole
a sampling of shoppers said they preferred fresh orange juice over frozen
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as in testing
to put (something) to a test
sampled the soup to see if it tasted good
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
In a separate letter, sent Thursday, state Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Barbara) and three other state legislators urged California environmental regulators to step in and conduct soil sampling if federal disaster agencies continue to resist soil testing protocols.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Earlier this month, August Egg Company recalled shell eggs distributed in Florida after environmental sampling revealed possible contamination with Salmonella Enteritidis, according to the FDA.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
For example, self-consistency sampling allows models to generate multiple solution paths and check for agreement, while self-critique prompts attempt to make models evaluate their own outputs for errors.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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Here’s a sampling of the cheapest places to pump in Miami as of Wednesday, June 18, according to a survey from fuel-monitoring company GasBuddy:
MORE: Gas prices have plunged 14 cents a gallon in Miami.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
In a separate letter, sent Thursday, state Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Barbara) and three other state legislators urged California environmental regulators to step in and conduct soil sampling if federal disaster agencies continue to resist soil testing protocols.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Earlier this month, August Egg Company recalled shell eggs distributed in Florida after environmental sampling revealed possible contamination with Salmonella Enteritidis, according to the FDA.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
For example, self-consistency sampling allows models to generate multiple solution paths and check for agreement, while self-critique prompts attempt to make models evaluate their own outputs for errors.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampling
sample
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Its assignment is to handle both a Mars Sample Return mission to return core samples of Mars to Earth, as well as future human Mars missions.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
29 June 2025
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After it is analyzed for isotopes, the blood sample will give her an even more recent snapshot of what the bird has been eating.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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“Sampling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampling. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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