sampled

past tense of sample
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 The song, which actually sampled another song, will appear on Wowed Out, due out Friday. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026 For mills, the platform logs article selections, price discussions and keeps track of what a client has sampled—costly investment by mills that is often overlooked by brands. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 Under a collection of string lights, the riverine reveller sampled the Oysters Champagne, topped with shishito mignonette, cucumber, and shiso. Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 One unusual bowel movement may reflect stress, a dietary change or something questionable your dog sampled off the sidewalk. Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 In one series of experiments, Cao and his team processed 21 million cells, sampled from 14 tissues or organs in about 50 male and female mice at five life stages, and built a data set of gene expression for each cell. Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026 Tristan and Jamie sampled the Margherita, Pistachio and Vodka Pesto. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026 More difficult sections are then sampled more frequently, while a minimum sampling probability prevents easier skills from being forgotten. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 Because every bottle of whiskey available at Jack Rose can be ordered, and is priced to be sampled, rather than ogled, the whiskey list at Jack Rose is ever changing. Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampled
tested
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  • The new iteration, however, has not been battle tested and the current version of the SAMP/T has a smaller range than the Patriot.
    Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Lancaster County coroner told reporters that his office was investigating the death of an infant who tested positive for measles and died from a ruptured spleen, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Sampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampled. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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