as in samples
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 samplers
The friendships were fleeting, necessarily occasional, as there were always church newcomers and samplers and people moving away.
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Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Performing in a cutout in the middle of a huge elevated ramp, Reznor, his Nails bandmate Atticus Ross and Boys Noize hovered atop a dense rack of synths and samplers.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
The samplers move every 15 seconds, collecting pollen from the air.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Some chemicals are more difficult to capture than others, and environmental conditions such as temperature, sunlight or airflow can influence how efficiently samplers absorb pollutants.
—Yaw Edu Essandoh, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Present on each album since 2005’s Feels, he has often been credited with samplers and electronics and has always avoided the spotlight; his habit of wearing a headlamp during concerts perfectly epitomizes his studious, workmanlike role in the band.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
During the Eighties, Dunbar started incorporating electronic drums and samplers into his work.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
From viral gourmet jams to wine flights and cheese samplers, these calendars turn December into a daily tasting event.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 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
Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Performing in a cutout in the middle of a huge elevated ramp, Reznor, his Nails bandmate Atticus Ross and Boys Noize hovered atop a dense rack of synths and samplers.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
The samplers move every 15 seconds, collecting pollen from the air.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Some chemicals are more difficult to capture than others, and environmental conditions such as temperature, sunlight or airflow can influence how efficiently samplers absorb pollutants.
—Yaw Edu Essandoh, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Present on each album since 2005’s Feels, he has often been credited with samplers and electronics and has always avoided the spotlight; his habit of wearing a headlamp during concerts perfectly epitomizes his studious, workmanlike role in the band.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
During the Eighties, Dunbar started incorporating electronic drums and samplers into his work.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
From viral gourmet jams to wine flights and cheese samplers, these calendars turn December into a daily tasting event.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for samplers
Noun
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In 2017, detectives used DNA samples preserved from Walls' body and the area in which she was found to create an image of a person of interest, according to The Virginian-Pilot.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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By working from the deepest, oldest parts of the core samples to the ground surface, the geomorphologists could reconstruct a sequence of flooding and sediment deposition over thousands of years.—
Geoff Emberling,
The Conversation,
19 May 2026
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The cases of Legionnaires' disease, a type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, which can live in mist and water systems, prompted the SNHD to conduct environmental samplings at the Wynn, confirming its systems were infected with the bacteria.—
Carly Sauvageau,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Some chefs offer bites similar to what is offered on their restaurant menus; others curate samplings that are exclusive to the event.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Samplers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/samplers. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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