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 judge said the parties now must propose a schedule for addressing the remaining claims, which involve allegations that various artists directly sampled Steely & Clevie’s sound recordings. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Editors sampled the cheeses 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, 2 Sep. 2026 Many were cruise obsessives who had sampled all the high-end lines and determined that Explora was the best of the bunch––in part for its laid-back, let-your-hair-down approach to luxury. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 According to one study that sampled large companies, among them BlackRock and Google, these corporations increased their number of Black employees by somewhere between 33 and 75 percent from 2020 to 2024. Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 The chemistry of the corals revealed that El Niño events from the past 40 years were stronger than at any other time sampled in the past millennium. Julia Cole, The Conversation, 27 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampled
tested
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  • But for as out-of-character as Georgia Tech’s performance was against the Buffs, the Yellow Jackets at least have the experience of having been tested this season, while Tennessee does not.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Their relationship is tested by family pressure, class differences and the economic and cultural realities separating their lives in France and India.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Sampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampled. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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