SPECIMENS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

specimens

noun

plural of specimen

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a member of the human race he's a particularly handsome specimen

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one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like chose one frog as a good specimen of the breed

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Recent Examples of specimens By testing multiple specimens in parallel, the platform reduced overall testing time by more than 60 percent. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026 Yet several scientists told KFF Health News that the specimens most likely were indeed for use in developing mpox diagnostic tests. — CNN Money, 22 July 2026 Detectives later matched Hakim’s DNA to specimens found on the victim, according to court documents. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026 With all these specimens pouring in, the research team quickly ran out of space. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026 This included isolating sick passengers and crew, consulting with the VSP about reporting cases on board and collecting stool specimens for testing. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 But as prices continue climbing, so has criticism from paleontologists, who argue blockbuster auctions are putting scientifically important specimens beyond the reach of public institutions. — Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 15 July 2026 After months of careful analysis, astronomers at the SETI Institute, NASA, and the American Meteor Society have published their findings on the interstellar specimens in the journal Science Advances. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 Researchers have argued that allowing private buyers to own such specimens deprives paleontologists the opportunity to study them. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 14 July 2026

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Noun

Not even one of the most optimistic men in the country can deny that one of the biggest projects in the history of Texas won’t have some impact on the University of Texas football team.

— Mac Engel July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Police say two men in a four-door black Cadillac displayed a handgun and demanded an arrow key, which opens collection boxes.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of men

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They were first popularized in Georgian England as small tokens of affection, infatuation or mourning, and examples are scattered across major museums such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The best treatment is prevention, and vaccination remains one of the clearest examples of that principle in action.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Those guys had first- and second-round talent, at least as determined by the 32 teams.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
But Ben, Anton and I, not knowing what couldn’t be done, decided that three guys in their mid-twenties with no engineering background to speak of would be the ones to get this thing off the ground.

— Ronnen Harary, Fortune, 31 July 2026

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Her team selected 108 samples of feces collected from the area around Rehri Goth over the past two decades.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Now, it’s located near the vessel’s stern deck to reduce the distance water samples travel once extracted from the sea.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of samples

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Quixotic aerialists twisted, turned and unfolded above the crowd, using flowing fabric and butterfly-inspired movements to mirror the creatures being celebrated.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
With its spectacular imagery of bioluminescent creatures, not to mention a giant squid measuring somewhere between 2-4 storeys tall, this is a film that demands to be seen on the big screen.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of creatures

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Purja and his team also carried out a number of daring rescues, often putting their own lives in danger.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
In 2012, China occupied Scarborough Shoal, a traditional Filipino fishing ground inside the Philippines’ EEZ, endangering the lives of Philippine personnel and fishermen in the process.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

The service Casually buttoned-up and (like many other things at this property) classic New York, with concierge and servers always ready to lend a hand—but without fussing over anything.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
Is this the same Panthea who hates anyone fake or putting things on?

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

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