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
By leaning into its menu roots—the Triple Dipper sampler and baby-back ribs are still top sellers—and engaging Gen Z fans on social media, Chili’s is smoking other chains with its growth in foot traffic and sales.
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Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Some pairing recommendations are more adventurous (like duck a l'orange or fresh oysters), while others keep things simple with a sampler best matched with pizza or burgers.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Civilian and military applications The aircraft is designed for modular payloads, including sensors, supply pods, emergency equipment, and atmospheric samplers.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Applebee's has launched a customizable Ultimate Trio appetizer sampler and added new alcoholic cocktails as part of a broader summer menu refresh tied to NFL sponsorships.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Some pairing recommendations are more adventurous (like duck a l'orange or fresh oysters), while others keep things simple with a sampler best matched with pizza or burgers.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Civilian and military applications The aircraft is designed for modular payloads, including sensors, supply pods, emergency equipment, and atmospheric samplers.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Applebee's has launched a customizable Ultimate Trio appetizer sampler and added new alcoholic cocktails as part of a broader summer menu refresh tied to NFL sponsorships.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampler
Noun
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There will be hands-on training to conduct water quality testing and macro-invertebrate sampling.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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One problem with the Google team’s claims of a quantum advantage over regular computers has been their use of a benchmark called random circuit sampling.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
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In total, the researchers analyzed 357 contemporary mosquitoes and 22 historical specimens, and used additional mosquito samples from a separate study, which beefed up the overall count to about 800.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), a national database that collects emergency department injury data from a representative sample of about 100 American hospitals, the researchers applied statistical weighting to estimate national injury rates.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Sampler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampler. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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