as in samples
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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Noun
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What’s Inside Unlike many calendars that focus on samples or travel sizes, Papier’s 2025 offering exclusively features full-size products.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Members of Sewell’s team made sure everyone had a whiff of the new fragrances by handing out samples to the guests standing outside.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the market’s Shed 5, the Detroit Sandwich Day Party brings together sandwich enthusiasts for a wide array of sandwich samplings from metro Detroit restaurants and bars.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Outside of the sit-down experience, an abundance of street foods and convenience store offerings (chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain was a huge fan of the egg sandwich from Lawson’s) ensures that solo travelers can get delicious samplings with ease.—
Road Trips,
AFAR Media,
6 Aug. 2025
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Center Creed Humphrey and right guard Trey Smith, Pro Bowl selections last season, are back, as is right tackle Jawaan Taylor.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Schweikhart’s team puts out craft beers and seasonal selections and names some of them after local places, like the Northwoods IPA, which is a nod to a 31-mile mountain-biking trail system north of town.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Cross sections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross%20sections. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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