Thesaurus results for SAMPLING

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noun

ˈsam-pliŋ

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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verb

present participle of sample

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

Noun

Like Muir, Lustmord’s Brian Williams creates harrowing, light-devouring music by digitally manipulating a vast library of sounds he’s collected via sampling and field recording. —

Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026 On this day, an oyster shooter ($10) allowed for a bracing sampling of the house bloody mary (Pow! —

Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026

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Jan Rosenberg of Vernon Hills attended the festival as part of a group and started off sampling a lighter beer. —

Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 There will also be food sampling from participating dining destinations. —

Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sampling

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The samples are the first to test positive of the 217 total pools tested from several North Shore municipalities this season, according to Mark Clifton, executive director of the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Researchers trained the sensing system using more than 12,000 data samples collected during 157 cutting motions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026