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 pair first sampled spritz cookies from a recipe Grand found on Naomi Odessa Miller Dawson's grave in New York's Greenwood Cemetery.
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Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
That poll sampled 629 New Jersey likely voters and was conducted between July 29 and August 2.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Among the meat sampled, contamination rates were highest in chicken and turkey products.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Out of the more than 23,000 people sampled, the Galleri test detected a cancer signal in 216 of them, 133 of whom were confirmed to have the disease.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Following a protocol put out by microplastic scientists, staff and volunteers examined 40 waterways throughout Minnesota and identified microplastics in every lake sampled.
—Molly Castle Work, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
In the past, the federal government audited and sampled state data without collecting and centralizing applicants' personal information.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Editors sampled the mustards 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, 11 Oct. 2025
The national survey, conducted in English and Spanish from July 17, 2023, to March 4, 2024, sampled 36,908 adults, according to Pew.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
That poll sampled 629 New Jersey likely voters and was conducted between July 29 and August 2.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Among the meat sampled, contamination rates were highest in chicken and turkey products.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Out of the more than 23,000 people sampled, the Galleri test detected a cancer signal in 216 of them, 133 of whom were confirmed to have the disease.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Following a protocol put out by microplastic scientists, staff and volunteers examined 40 waterways throughout Minnesota and identified microplastics in every lake sampled.
—Molly Castle Work, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
In the past, the federal government audited and sampled state data without collecting and centralizing applicants' personal information.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Editors sampled the mustards 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, 11 Oct. 2025
The national survey, conducted in English and Spanish from July 17, 2023, to March 4, 2024, sampled 36,908 adults, according to Pew.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampled
tested
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The lot in question, labeled 1835U6325A, tested positive for pluralibacter gergoviae, a type of bacteria that some research has shown is resistant to parabens (the preservatives that keep many products shelf-stable).—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
27 Oct. 2025
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You may have been tested through loss, betrayal or emotional intensity that forced you to confront your shadows.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Sampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampled. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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