Definition of samplernext
as in sampling
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole she put together a sampler of works in the police procedural genre

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Recent Examples of sampler Highlights include the raw sampler—mussels blanketed in a thick puree of herbs, scallop crudo bathed in homemade almond milk—and a bouillabaisse accompanied by insanely crunchy cheesy bread for sopping. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026 That sampler captured the band’s brand of thrash punk in its purest form. Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026 Horn was one of the first musicians to buy a Fairlight CMI, the world’s first digital sampler. Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 9 May 2026 On later albums, Mothersbaugh began relying heavily on the Fairlight CMI, an early sampler, and the rest of the members were sidelined. Michael Tedder, SPIN, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sampler
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Noun
  • Here’s a sampling of summer and fall sailings that, at last check, still have space for the months ahead.
    Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • The boat comes with modern amenities like special laboratory refrigerators to store water samples and computer desks to allow continuous measurements of water quality while conducting water quality sampling.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
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  • Some irregular food items such as chicken and pig were also detected in the samples, suggesting that wolves are also scavenging from human waste disposal sites.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • By then, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) was already in place mandating the return of remains, but museums contested the regulation on whether hair samples also needed to be repatriated.
    News Desk, Artforum, 8 July 2026

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“Sampler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampler. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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