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
That’s because at the direction of state regulators, Exide sampled homes in Long Beach, about 14 miles south, in a similar neighborhood close to freeways, a rail yard and older homes — but without a lead smelter.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Day one began with a flat tire and ended with 10 sites sampled.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
They can be sampled using standardized trapping methods worldwide, since they are easily attracted to dung and carrion, which allows for comparable data across different regions.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Vance clinched roughly 53 percent of the vote, sampled from over 1,600 attendees at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), in Texas, according to a poll reported by the Reuters news agency.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Its impact was especially felt in the burgeoning hip-hop scene; in the decades after the poem’s recording, dozens of rappers, including Queen Latifah, Common, Pharrell Williams, and Kendrick Lamar, either quoted its lyrics or sampled its music in their songs and performances.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2026
Without sales or loyalty discounts, the best prices at Vons for the 16 items sampled tended to be in its Signature Select and Lucerne dairy products, both house brands.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons stayed close to Alicia Silverstone, while Kerry Condon sampled the prime rib.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons stayed close to Alicia Silverstone, while Kerry Condon sampled the prime rib.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Day one began with a flat tire and ended with 10 sites sampled.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
They can be sampled using standardized trapping methods worldwide, since they are easily attracted to dung and carrion, which allows for comparable data across different regions.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Vance clinched roughly 53 percent of the vote, sampled from over 1,600 attendees at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), in Texas, according to a poll reported by the Reuters news agency.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Its impact was especially felt in the burgeoning hip-hop scene; in the decades after the poem’s recording, dozens of rappers, including Queen Latifah, Common, Pharrell Williams, and Kendrick Lamar, either quoted its lyrics or sampled its music in their songs and performances.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2026
Without sales or loyalty discounts, the best prices at Vons for the 16 items sampled tended to be in its Signature Select and Lucerne dairy products, both house brands.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons stayed close to Alicia Silverstone, while Kerry Condon sampled the prime rib.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons stayed close to Alicia Silverstone, while Kerry Condon sampled the prime rib.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampled
tested
Verb
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Livestreaming by media outlets tested Judge Graf’s patience during earlier hearings when pool camera operators inside the court broke his rules.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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This would essentially be doubling down on flattening the odds, which was already tested in 2019 and empirically did not reduce tanking.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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