as in samples
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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Recent Examples of samplings
Oysterville Sea Farms is the place to see the best oyster beds and watch the boats come in and out and Goose Point Family Farm and Oystery offers samplings and oysters for purchase.
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Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
The activation extends throughout Grand Central with its Grand Brasserie and Campbell restaurants offering samplings and bottle engravings with purchase at Central Cellars.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
What better way to nestle into cozy season than a soup swap or soup tasting where everyone can share small samplings of their favorite recipe?
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Dozens of local restaurant chefs and purveyors of more than 200 wines, beers and spirits will take part in the event, offering unlimited samplings of their food and drinks.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
At the market’s Shed 5, the Detroit Sandwich Day Party brings together sandwich enthusiasts for a wide array of sandwich samplings from metro Detroit restaurants and bars.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Outside of the sit-down experience, an abundance of street foods and convenience store offerings (chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain was a huge fan of the egg sandwich from Lawson’s) ensures that solo travelers can get delicious samplings with ease.
—Road Trips, AFAR Media, 6 Aug. 2025
Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
The activation extends throughout Grand Central with its Grand Brasserie and Campbell restaurants offering samplings and bottle engravings with purchase at Central Cellars.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
What better way to nestle into cozy season than a soup swap or soup tasting where everyone can share small samplings of their favorite recipe?
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Dozens of local restaurant chefs and purveyors of more than 200 wines, beers and spirits will take part in the event, offering unlimited samplings of their food and drinks.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
At the market’s Shed 5, the Detroit Sandwich Day Party brings together sandwich enthusiasts for a wide array of sandwich samplings from metro Detroit restaurants and bars.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Outside of the sit-down experience, an abundance of street foods and convenience store offerings (chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain was a huge fan of the egg sandwich from Lawson’s) ensures that solo travelers can get delicious samplings with ease.
—Road Trips, AFAR Media, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for samplings
Noun
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The team members measured the thickness and location of different rock layers, collected samples for testing and identified all of the spots where fossils were found over the last century and a half.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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More recently, a study showed that dogs can use their sense of smell to pick out blood samples from people with cancer with almost 97 percent accuracy.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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Pieces of intel revealed include the Park City Legacy program with archival screenings of high-profile festival selections, artist talks with boldfaced name alumni and more special events.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Footwear News’ global network of editors has carefully curated all product selections featured using our expansive brand knowledge and thorough research to find quality, long-lasting items.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Samplings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/samplings. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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