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
Erin Clements, People.com, 10 June 2025
Here’s a sampling of public and nonprofit swimming centers in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2025
But this team continues to groove to a tune that includes some heavy sampling from its past.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Even direct soil sampling is unreliable, as carbon levels swing with rainfall.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Noun
Hunter shared a photo of the couple sampling slices made by Cake Boss star Buddy Valastro.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 10 June 2025
Here’s a sampling of public and nonprofit swimming centers in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2025
But this team continues to groove to a tune that includes some heavy sampling from its past.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Even direct soil sampling is unreliable, as carbon levels swing with rainfall.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampling
sample
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Its assignment is to handle both a Mars Sample Return mission to return core samples of Mars to Earth, as well as future human Mars missions.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
29 June 2025
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After it is analyzed for isotopes, the blood sample will give her an even more recent snapshot of what the bird has been eating.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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“Sampling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampling. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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