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
Dirt sampled from East Potomac tested positive for lead, mercury, chloroform, and other toxins, NPS concluded in a recent report.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026
Naming species based on where they are first sampled is not unusual.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
There’s also wine to be sipped at Hornby Heart Vineyard, and cider to be sampled at Fossil Beach Farm.
—Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
Salivary cortisol kits sampled at waking, plus 30 and 45 minutes, can give you a personal CAR curve.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The drivers who’ve sampled these cars in the wet are not exactly reassuring.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The third-party report sampled water from the drainage ditch, Cann stated, which is inappropriate for use by TCEQ for permitting decisions.
—Arcelia Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2026
Our Sean Timberlake and Camila Pedrosa recently sampled those three and many more at 24 different pizza places, taking readers on a world tour.
—The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The mission is the latest in a line of Japanese sample-return projects, including the Hayabusa mission to asteroid Itokawa and Hayabusa2, which sampled the asteroid Ryugu and returned to Earth in December 2020.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026
Naming species based on where they are first sampled is not unusual.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
There’s also wine to be sipped at Hornby Heart Vineyard, and cider to be sampled at Fossil Beach Farm.
—Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
Salivary cortisol kits sampled at waking, plus 30 and 45 minutes, can give you a personal CAR curve.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The drivers who’ve sampled these cars in the wet are not exactly reassuring.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The third-party report sampled water from the drainage ditch, Cann stated, which is inappropriate for use by TCEQ for permitting decisions.
—Arcelia Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2026
Our Sean Timberlake and Camila Pedrosa recently sampled those three and many more at 24 different pizza places, taking readers on a world tour.
—The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The mission is the latest in a line of Japanese sample-return projects, including the Hayabusa mission to asteroid Itokawa and Hayabusa2, which sampled the asteroid Ryugu and returned to Earth in December 2020.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampled
tested
Verb
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Two tested negative, while the third result was still being analyzed, according to the statement.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The war has tested but not yet broken that loyalty.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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“Sampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampled. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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