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
As explained in the behind-the-scenes dive, the BAFTA Award-winning composer imagined the sound in images, sampled MRI sounds, and composed the actual score for a trap beat.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Science missions have only sampled grams of material, notes Dreyer.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Comparison with samples from the asteroid Ryugu, which was sampled by Japan's Hayabusa2 mission, suggest that impacts may play a larger role in reshaping asteroid surfaces than previously thought, scientists say.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Our friend, the great New York musician Mikey Buishas, sampled things, making a loop with ten feet of tape around a mic stand.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
Editors sampled each of the six potato salads without knowing which was which.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
City health officials have sampled and tested water from the cooling towers and treated affected buildings in the five ZIP codes (10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039).
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
After testers sampled each contender, the group traded notes before moving on to the next graham cracker.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
Of the 44 international flights sampled, 18 originated from India, 14 from the United Kingdom, six from Germany and the rest from France, UAE, Türkiye, South Africa, Japan and Indonesia.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Science missions have only sampled grams of material, notes Dreyer.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Comparison with samples from the asteroid Ryugu, which was sampled by Japan's Hayabusa2 mission, suggest that impacts may play a larger role in reshaping asteroid surfaces than previously thought, scientists say.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Our friend, the great New York musician Mikey Buishas, sampled things, making a loop with ten feet of tape around a mic stand.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
Editors sampled each of the six potato salads without knowing which was which.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
City health officials have sampled and tested water from the cooling towers and treated affected buildings in the five ZIP codes (10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039).
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
After testers sampled each contender, the group traded notes before moving on to the next graham cracker.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
Of the 44 international flights sampled, 18 originated from India, 14 from the United Kingdom, six from Germany and the rest from France, UAE, Türkiye, South Africa, Japan and Indonesia.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampled
tested
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Even if advised by a manufacturer, the marble cleaning solution should still be tested on a small, inconspicuous area before getting started.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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The results from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) showed on Tuesday that about a third of the 12th graders tested in 2024 did not have basic reading skills, while almost half did not have basic math skills.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Sampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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