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
CBS News, 14 May 2025
The upsell offer rate was monitored primarily through quality assurance sampling by live specialists.
—Andrew Kokes, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
So far, sampling has found nearly 12% of U.S. water utilities are above the Biden administration’s limits.
—Michael Phillis, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
Tickets for unlimited sampling cost $55+, or $100+ for VIP (includes early entry at 3 p.m.).
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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Noun
So far, sampling has found nearly 12% of U.S. water utilities are above the Biden administration's limits.
—CBS News, 14 May 2025
The upsell offer rate was monitored primarily through quality assurance sampling by live specialists.
—Andrew Kokes, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
So far, sampling has found nearly 12% of U.S. water utilities are above the Biden administration’s limits.
—Michael Phillis, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
Tickets for unlimited sampling cost $55+, or $100+ for VIP (includes early entry at 3 p.m.).
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampling
sample
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Tickets for the cooking challenge are $70 per person and include three drinks on top of the competition samples and other bites from Mulvaney’s, according to the organizers.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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The sample size for Turner is a slash line of .268/.326/.366 in 44 at-bats.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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“Sampling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampling. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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