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
According to Moncur, who first sampled the ice cream during visits to Hawaii and New Zealand, the fruit-forward treat provides a refreshing and not too sweet take on the frozen dessert genre.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
june 27,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2026
Thirty-six percent of the likely city Democratic voters Marist sampled in their June 2021 poll — when moderate Eric Adams won the primary for mayor — identified as liberal, 32% as moderate and just 16% as very liberal.
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Evan Thies,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Gallup and its partners conducted the survey in December 2025 and sampled 2,436 young people, between the ages of 13 and 28, living in the United States.
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Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
But Via Carota doesn't hold a monopoly on Taylor's pasta-loving heart—she's sampled a smattering of NYC's most popular Italian joints over the years, including Torrisi, Emilio’s Ballato, and Lucali.
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Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
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.
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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.
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Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
15 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.
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Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
june 27,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2026
Thirty-six percent of the likely city Democratic voters Marist sampled in their June 2021 poll — when moderate Eric Adams won the primary for mayor — identified as liberal, 32% as moderate and just 16% as very liberal.
—
Evan Thies,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Gallup and its partners conducted the survey in December 2025 and sampled 2,436 young people, between the ages of 13 and 28, living in the United States.
—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
But Via Carota doesn't hold a monopoly on Taylor's pasta-loving heart—she's sampled a smattering of NYC's most popular Italian joints over the years, including Torrisi, Emilio’s Ballato, and Lucali.
—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
Tuesday's test from Beachwood Beach West measured 370 colonies of bacteria per 100 milliliters sampled.
—
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampled
tested
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Earlier this year, the Center for Taxpayer Rights tested the IRS telephone system, placing 149 calls to eight different IRS phone lines in March and April.
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Samples from the pockets of Walton’s jeans were tested and the results showed the one that was turned inside likely had been touched by Shockley, but not by Powell.
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“Sampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampled. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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