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
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Ahead, a sampling of what reviewers are saying about Michael.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Apr. 2026
Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
In other words, the ECJ has carved out a comfortable, but not infinite, legal space for sampling and other creative interpolations in such contexts.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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Noun
As the visionary figure, Bambaataa brought the sampling ethos to the music as well as an Afrocentric philosophy, a way of living unbounded by the earthly confines of whatever America had been or would become.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Ahead, a sampling of what reviewers are saying about Michael.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
Spend your evenings strolling along the beachfront promenade and sampling excellent Basque cuisine at pintxo bars.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
In other words, the ECJ has carved out a comfortable, but not infinite, legal space for sampling and other creative interpolations in such contexts.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampling
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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,
1 May 2026
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For this study, researchers examined the newborn blood samples of babies born from 2000 to 2015 in Los Angeles County.—
Rachel Fobar,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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Australian researchers are currently testing a new injectable therapy, Snoretox-1, that may provide a safer alternative.—
Taneia Surles,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Researchers are now testing alternatives that could provide similar nutritional value using less water.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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“Sampling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampling. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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