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
During the Eighties, Dunbar started incorporating electronic drums and samplers into his work.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
The album’s maximalist approach, combining an array of live instruments, VSTs, and samplers, sometimes coheres into true jams.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 7 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
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
The album’s maximalist approach, combining an array of live instruments, VSTs, and samplers, sometimes coheres into true jams.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 7 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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The sheriff has not confirmed whether the DNA samples were blood.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Eventually, Colossal hopes the BioVault will hold more than a million samples covering more than 10,000 species.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Oysterville Sea Farms is the place to see the best oyster beds and watch the boats come in and out and Goose Point Family Farm and Oystery offers samplings and oysters for purchase.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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The activation extends throughout Grand Central with its Grand Brasserie and Campbell restaurants offering samplings and bottle engravings with purchase at Central Cellars.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Samplers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/samplers. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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