as in sample
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole
a sampling of shoppers said they preferred fresh orange juice over frozen
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as in testing
to put (something) to a test
sampled the soup to see if it tasted good
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Recent Examples of sampling
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Fans will enter through the main WM Phoenix Open entrance and enjoy an engaging experience on the walk to the iconic 16th hole with entertainment, beverage sampling and fun activations.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
Real-world error includes sources of error beyond sampling error, such as nonresponse bias, coverage error, late shifts among undecided voters and error in estimating the composition of the electorate.
—New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
On the production front, Micron excels in advanced DRAM nodes, including the early sampling of 1-gamma DRAM using EUV.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Fans will enter through the main WM Phoenix Open entrance and enjoy an engaging experience on the walk to the iconic 16th hole with entertainment, beverage sampling and fun activations.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
Making rap, especially with sampling and listening to records from the early ‘70s and late ‘60s, Star Trek falls right into that area.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
Real-world error includes sources of error beyond sampling error, such as nonresponse bias, coverage error, late shifts among undecided voters and error in estimating the composition of the electorate.
—New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampling
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Facilities require adequate time to design and install the groundwater monitoring system, collect eight independent samples, and conduct statistical analysis.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Now, platforms like ReelShort and DramaBox are testing out a similar strategy but leaning into low-budget, soapy series, instead.—
Lauren Wilson,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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OpenAI recently started testing ads in its ChatGPT chatbot in the US, betting that advertising is the fastest way to make money off users that won’t buy premium subscriptions.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Sampling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampling. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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