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 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 Hakim, a genre chameleon who has performed as a sideman for Adrianne Lenker, made a record with the jazz saxophonist Roy Nathanson, and been sampled by T-Pain, has also claimed minimalist icons Steve Reich and Terry Riley as influences. Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026 While Ramses may continue its operations for a number of months, NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX mission—the name for the extended mission of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which sampled the asteroid Bennu—is set to swoop in after Apophis buzzes Earth. Andrew Jones, Scientific American, 30 July 2026 It was later found that 23% to 37% of those sampled had confirmed melanoma lesions, a type of skin cancer, according to a new study published in Nature. Dr. Yonathan Daniel, ABC News, 25 July 2026
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tested
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  • Cohen's testimony at the time appeared to be the final breach in a once-close relationship between the lawyer and his client that was tested in dramatic fashion in 2018 when FBI agents searched Cohen's office, home and hotel room.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Counter said the Bruin’s fire-alarm system is currently monitored, its emergency generator will be tested in the coming weeks, and several minor plumbing issues are being addressed.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Sampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampled. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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