Thesaurus results for SAMPLES

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noun

plural of sample

as in samplings

a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole based on a sample of the menu items, we decided that this was the best restaurant in town

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one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like this vase is a sample of the high-quality glassware that the glassblowers can produce

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sample

as in tests

to put (something) to a test sampled the soup to see if it tasted good

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Recent Examples of samples

Noun

How did the ghostly choir samples of Philly drill pop up in Stockton goon music? —

Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026 The researchers measured the participants’ vitamin C levels using blood samples and performed MRI scans to calculate the volume of gray matter and white matter in their brains. —

Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026 Brine tests confirm consistency The company regularly collected brine samples during operations and sent them to an independent third-party laboratory for analysis. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026 If possible, collect some samples and take photos, then contact your local university coop extension service (find yours here) for positive identification. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 June 2026 Across California, there have been 34 mosquito samples and 35 dead birds which have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the California Department of Public Health. —

Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 15 June 2026 Perry and her colleagues analyzed their study subjects’ DNA through saliva samples and found that each additional hassler a person had was associated with faster epigenetic aging—at a rate of about nine months a hassler. —

Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 Health officials are continuing to investigate the source of contamination and testing is currently underway on samples of the formula, with results expected in the coming weeks. —

Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 These ones are actually samples, but look? —

Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 June 2026

Verb

In Procida, one of the Phlegraean Islands off the coast of Naples, Tucci samples a lemon salad. —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 May 2026 Oklou shares the same melodic grace in her wandering arpeggios, and the spectral balearic timewarp of Torus’ Summer of Love samples Stockholm’s own Eric Prydz. —

Nathan Evans, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026 Then, instead of measuring everything, the protocol samples only a small fraction of the copies. —

Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026 Bar Tab Taran Dugal samples experimental cocktails in Long Island City. —

Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 The hotel samples some of the city's hottest restaurants and bars, spanning cuisine from China’s Chaoshan to Europe. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026 The Martian samples the scientists studied, which bore a strong match to rocks found near San Diego and South Africa, ranged from as small as a pebble to as large as a boulder. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026 Of the clean-up options detailed in its application, the city prefers a plan that removes the pile and basement foundation, then samples the soil and groundwater to find out whether further work is needed to mitigate toxins. —

Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Max Richter also got a nomination for his score, which samples old-fashioned instruments like the viol and hurdy-gurdy. —

Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026

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Noun

There will be 25 wineries, breweries and other vendors and samplings from more than 25 local restaurants’ best dishes and desserts along with live music and silent auction.

— Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
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