Thesaurus results for CROSS SECTION

cross section

noun

as in sampling

a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole a television ratings service that monitors the viewing of a representative cross section of the general population

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Recent Examples of cross section However, the scenario has prompted a cross section of the typically fractious party to unite behind the belief the field must shrink, whether by candidates’ choice or through pressure. —

Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026 In other words, the cross section may have been too skinny for a heavy medal. —

Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2026 As our automotive editor Viju Mathew and longtime contributor Robert Ross note, the 2026 class brought together a sweeping cross section of categories and power trains—the kind of variety that has become a defining feature of Car of the Year. —

John Vorwald, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2026 Pretti’s killing, in particular, struck a chord of dismay with a cross section of Americans. —

Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cross section

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Noun

The education division of Maker Park Radio, a nonprofit streaming station based in Stapleton, offers courses on vinyl, hip-hop lyric writing, live remixing, and intro to music production and sampling.

— The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
In 2024, a sampling by San Diego County and the CDC representing the roughly 40,000 households close to the Tijuana River found 71% could smell sewage inside their homes and 69% had a member get sick from being exposed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026