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
Menu includes blueberry pancakes, biscuits and gravy, chicken and waffles, breakfast sampler and more.
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Ask the bartender for a free Wild Honey Records sampler CD.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The museum selected 150 items from its archives and suggestions from community members to create a walk-through sampler of Orlando’s past.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
As per usual, Limited Run Games is selling physical editions of Gex Trilogy, like the Classic ($75), which arrives in a retro PS1-esque box with a steel book, poster and soundtrack sampler.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Ask the bartender for a free Wild Honey Records sampler CD.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The museum selected 150 items from its archives and suggestions from community members to create a walk-through sampler of Orlando’s past.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
As per usual, Limited Run Games is selling physical editions of Gex Trilogy, like the Classic ($75), which arrives in a retro PS1-esque box with a steel book, poster and soundtrack sampler.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampler
Noun
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Here’s a sampling of new offerings for 2025-26 and menu highlights.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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What people are saying about Rapture day A quick glance through TikTok, which has been fueling much of the discussion (under the algorithm friendly hashtag #rapturetok), shows a sampling of reactions, from sincere to satirical.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Allianz Life survey reached a nationally representative sample of 1,005 adults.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Esteller and the research team took samples from Branyas’ blood, saliva, urine and stool before examining her genome and comparing it with those belonging to 75 other Iberian women.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Sampler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampler. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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