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
At the show on Tuesday there were all ages, a wide cross section of nationalities and almost as many men as women.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Oct. 2025
As listeners enjoy a cross section of very different Americas, Flagg elicits laughs with her humorous observations of the human condition and her wry delivery.
—Audiofile Magazine
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
In one of the shots, Swift sits underneath a street lamp with signs indicating the cross section of 16th Avenue and Cornelia Street — referencing a song on the album with the same name.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
There is nothing the world loves to put on a pedestal more than a beautiful white mother who inhabits the cross section of feminine beauty and maternal warmth, and who demonstrates ease at inhabiting all the roles society asks her to fill.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Oct. 2025
As listeners enjoy a cross section of very different Americas, Flagg elicits laughs with her humorous observations of the human condition and her wry delivery.
—Audiofile Magazine
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
In one of the shots, Swift sits underneath a street lamp with signs indicating the cross section of 16th Avenue and Cornelia Street — referencing a song on the album with the same name.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
There is nothing the world loves to put on a pedestal more than a beautiful white mother who inhabits the cross section of feminine beauty and maternal warmth, and who demonstrates ease at inhabiting all the roles society asks her to fill.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross section
Noun
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Here’s a sampling For years, Jeffrey Epstein abused teen girls, police say.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The sampling took place in 2022 and 2023.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In May, more than a decade after the fingerprint match, investigators again looked at Wayne’s clothes for a DNA sample, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation found and tested DNA on Wayne’s jeans that had a high likelihood of belonging to Saathoff.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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To understand what makes the mRNA shots special, the researchers examined blood and tissue samples and found that the COVID shots appeared to activate the innate immune system — a fundamental, early-warning defense mechanism that alerts other parts of the immune system to prepare for an attack.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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