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
His team along with other volunteers sampled four sites along the creek, as well as a control site above the urban areas, and discovered the contamination comes from humans.
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Molly McCrea, CBS News, 22 May 2026
Editors sampled the chickens side by side, scoring them on taste, texture, and overall experience using a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Instead of discarding the sticks of gum Gaff had sampled, the detectives submitted them for forensic testing that resulted in his arrest for the 1984 murder of 42-year-old Judy Weaver.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 15 May 2026
When our testers first sampled this simple summer drink from ThaiPop in Rochester, Minnesota, our expectations weren't super high—the ingredient list is so simple.
—Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
Every pond and every tadpole sampled contained microplastics.
—Ryan Brennan
may 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
Each gin was anonymized before tasters sniffed and then sampled approximately a tablespoon, one after another, sometimes going back to retaste particularly complex entries.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026
Dirt sampled from East Potomac tested positive for lead, mercury, chloroform, and other toxins, NPS concluded in a recent report.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026
Naming species based on where they are first sampled is not unusual.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Molly McCrea, CBS News, 22 May 2026
Editors sampled the chickens side by side, scoring them on taste, texture, and overall experience using a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Instead of discarding the sticks of gum Gaff had sampled, the detectives submitted them for forensic testing that resulted in his arrest for the 1984 murder of 42-year-old Judy Weaver.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 15 May 2026
When our testers first sampled this simple summer drink from ThaiPop in Rochester, Minnesota, our expectations weren't super high—the ingredient list is so simple.
—Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
Every pond and every tadpole sampled contained microplastics.
—Ryan Brennan
may 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
Each gin was anonymized before tasters sniffed and then sampled approximately a tablespoon, one after another, sometimes going back to retaste particularly complex entries.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026
Dirt sampled from East Potomac tested positive for lead, mercury, chloroform, and other toxins, NPS concluded in a recent report.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026
Naming species based on where they are first sampled is not unusual.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampled
tested
Verb
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Cole was tested immediately, as speedy Rays leadoff man Chandler Simpson slashed a soft single on the game’s second pitch.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Backflow preventers get tested annually because conditions change.—
Barbara Wittmann,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Sampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampled. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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