Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sampling
• sample
• selection
• sampler
• slice
• instance
• example
• specimen
• representative
• case
• prototype
• paradigm
• illustration
• exemplification
• locus classicus
• classic
• archetype
• exemplar
• microcosm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cross section

Instead, the Defense Ministry is seeking to make the military more attractive to a broad cross section of society. — ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026

Just as Season 1 was a sociological cross section of Asian-American Los Angeles and its many subcultures, Season 2 gets specific with another corner of Southern California. — Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026

Missouri and 40 others states have expanded Medicaid coverage to include a broader cross section of low-income adults under a provision of the Affordable Care Act. — Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026

The narrative features, however, such as 2010’s My Joy or 2017’s A Gentle Creature, were rich, rambling, surreal, maximalist, following characters on absurd quests through cross sections of bureaucracy and society. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026