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
Editors sampled the sauces 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.
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
Using an instrument onboard Parker called the Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP), the team directly sampled the region beneath the Alfvén surface, confirming that the maps correctly show where the sun's magnetic influence fades and the solar wind escapes, according to the statement.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
While the song went on to be sampled by many other musicians, it was also used in soundtracks for multiple films such as Miss Congeniality 2 and Fat Albert, as well as shows like Friends.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Neither Lyft nor Uber was consistently cheaper in the thousands of rides sampled, so checking both options is crucial.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025
Each press has four phases – rise, peak, fall, and return – and variations in force, duration, and number of presses are sampled to generate synthetic data that mimics real sensor signals.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
Cam Sugar’s archives continue to fuel new work by filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson, and to be sampled by artists ranging from Drake to Tyler, the Creator.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
He’s previously worked with them on sketches and sampled their work on his album More Life.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The new advisory follows recent testing in eastern Kennebec and western Waldo counties, which showed that deer and turkey sampled from areas near contaminated soil had PFAS concentrations in muscle tissue high enough to warrant a public health warning.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
Using an instrument onboard Parker called the Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP), the team directly sampled the region beneath the Alfvén surface, confirming that the maps correctly show where the sun's magnetic influence fades and the solar wind escapes, according to the statement.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
While the song went on to be sampled by many other musicians, it was also used in soundtracks for multiple films such as Miss Congeniality 2 and Fat Albert, as well as shows like Friends.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Neither Lyft nor Uber was consistently cheaper in the thousands of rides sampled, so checking both options is crucial.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025
Each press has four phases – rise, peak, fall, and return – and variations in force, duration, and number of presses are sampled to generate synthetic data that mimics real sensor signals.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
Cam Sugar’s archives continue to fuel new work by filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson, and to be sampled by artists ranging from Drake to Tyler, the Creator.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
He’s previously worked with them on sketches and sampled their work on his album More Life.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The new advisory follows recent testing in eastern Kennebec and western Waldo counties, which showed that deer and turkey sampled from areas near contaminated soil had PFAS concentrations in muscle tissue high enough to warrant a public health warning.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampled
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The company has already tested personalized cartoons and reported many reels becoming viral.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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Moscow has also sought to boost its military presence in the polar region, home to its Northern Fleet and a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear weapons.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Sampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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