as in tested
to put (something) to a test
sampled the soup to see if it tasted good
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Recent Examples of sampled
Tuesday's test from Beachwood Beach West measured 370 colonies of bacteria per 100 milliliters sampled.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
The production on Infinite Black Inside might be considered an evolution of the exploratory Brighton sound developed by Alfa and his peers, shored up by live and sampled instruments.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
University of Washington researchers discovered the tapeworm, which can cause a rare but potentially deadly disease in humans, in 37 out of 100 coyotes sampled near Puget Sound in Washington State.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
However, during its investigation, the FDA also sampled and tested the company’s cheese.
—CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Then there’s Two Scoops Creamery in Plaza Midwood, where Tristan sampled flavors like Papi Crunch (yellow cereal milk with Cap’n Crunch berries), Red Velvet Cake Batter and the electric-blue Cookie Monster.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Tom Kleinecke, 67, has been a member of the Y for 18 years and has sampled many different classes.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
However, during its investigation, the FDA also sampled and tested the company’s cheese.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 9 June 2026
Editors sampled each of the six potato salads without knowing which was which.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
The production on Infinite Black Inside might be considered an evolution of the exploratory Brighton sound developed by Alfa and his peers, shored up by live and sampled instruments.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
University of Washington researchers discovered the tapeworm, which can cause a rare but potentially deadly disease in humans, in 37 out of 100 coyotes sampled near Puget Sound in Washington State.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
However, during its investigation, the FDA also sampled and tested the company’s cheese.
—CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Then there’s Two Scoops Creamery in Plaza Midwood, where Tristan sampled flavors like Papi Crunch (yellow cereal milk with Cap’n Crunch berries), Red Velvet Cake Batter and the electric-blue Cookie Monster.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Tom Kleinecke, 67, has been a member of the Y for 18 years and has sampled many different classes.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
However, during its investigation, the FDA also sampled and tested the company’s cheese.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 9 June 2026
Editors sampled each of the six potato salads without knowing which was which.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampled
tested
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Reflectance is measured as the Specular Component Included (SCI) value at 550nm, independently tested by Intertek.—
Nam Sunwoo,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Phoenix says its Phase I program demonstrated cycle-accurate replacement chips that were successfully tested in a live commercial system without requiring hardware or software changes.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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“Sampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampled. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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