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
New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Testing done last month was limited due to the nature of the concrete pile, and the basement could not be reached for sampling.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 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
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
Testing done last month was limited due to the nature of the concrete pile, and the basement could not be reached for sampling.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampling
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Measles has been detected in wastewater samples collected in Walworth County, where the infected person is isolating, according to the state health department.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Many of the scathing reviews (a generous sample of them here) sound like the reviewer attended the screening at gunpoint.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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Some European officials described the incidents as Moscow testing NATO's response.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The company's rival Anthropic unveiled its first Super Bowl campaign, taking a not-so-subtle swipe at OpenAI's recent decision to begin testing ads within ChatGPT.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Sampling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampling. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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