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as in men
a member of the human race
he's a particularly handsome specimen
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as in examples
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
The exhibition was designed in part by asking collection managers to choose objects and specimens to highlight.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
Some of those specimens are not at the state health lab.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
For herpetologists, these three discrepancies alone instantly made Najash one of the most crucial specimens for understanding snake origins and limb loss.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Genomic sequencing further showed that the youngest of the cheetah mummies was closely related to what is now known as the Asiatic cheetah, while older specimens were more genetically aligned with the Northwest African cheetah.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
The specimens discovered in five caves near the city of Arar in northern Saudi Arabia offer a glimpse of hope for reintroducing the species to the Arabian Peninsula.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
Boug and his colleagues dated two of these specimens and five of the skeletal remains, with the oldest having lived some 4,000 years ago and the youngest having lived 130 years ago.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
Interestingly, this unexpected find is one of the most recent specimens of the species ever recorded, dating to just before their extinction.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Holland America Line collected stool specimens from gastrointestinal illness cases for testing and isolated ill passengers and crew, the CDC reports.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
Some of those specimens are not at the state health lab.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
For herpetologists, these three discrepancies alone instantly made Najash one of the most crucial specimens for understanding snake origins and limb loss.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Genomic sequencing further showed that the youngest of the cheetah mummies was closely related to what is now known as the Asiatic cheetah, while older specimens were more genetically aligned with the Northwest African cheetah.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
The specimens discovered in five caves near the city of Arar in northern Saudi Arabia offer a glimpse of hope for reintroducing the species to the Arabian Peninsula.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
Boug and his colleagues dated two of these specimens and five of the skeletal remains, with the oldest having lived some 4,000 years ago and the youngest having lived 130 years ago.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
Interestingly, this unexpected find is one of the most recent specimens of the species ever recorded, dating to just before their extinction.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Holland America Line collected stool specimens from gastrointestinal illness cases for testing and isolated ill passengers and crew, the CDC reports.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specimens
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Videos that have come out of Iran via Starlink satellite dishes and other means show men likely belonging to its forces shooting and beating protesters.—
SAM McNEIL AND JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Mike doesn’t know it yet but his life is about to become tied up with that of Lou (Mark Ruffalo), the old-school, Columbo-style cop on his trail, and Sharon (Halle Berry), an insurance broker with connections to some of the richest men in the world.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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Yale, Columbia, Brown, the University of Southern California, Boston University, and the Univesity of Pennsylvania are examples of schools that also scaled back, rescinded, paused or stopped new admissions.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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There are plenty of examples like this in nature even within the plain old Standard Model.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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And what’s really interesting is not only does Hemingway cite the Spanish American War writers as an inspiration, but some famous literary, Hard Boiled writers like James and Kane cite those guys as their inspirations.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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It’s trickled down to the regular professional player, to guys ranked 40 or 50 in the world.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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To learn more, the researchers relied on a unique dataset created by analyzing seawater samples that have been collected twice weekly from La Jolla’s Scripps Pier since 2018.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Factors, a term for merchants, brought samples to the exchange.—
Jim Halley,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Groundhogs are generally solitary creatures that emerge in midwinter to find a mate.—
Mark Scolforo,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The clip ends with the couple paddling away, clearly shaken but unharmed and newly aware of just how small they are compared to one of the ocean’s largest creatures.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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My grandfathers had both been miners whose early deaths owed much to their working lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Agencies meticulously plan out public debuts, coordinate every detail of schedules and fan interactions and even oversee many parts of stars’ personal lives.—
Allison Cho,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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But those are very different things.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Anything tied to the royals will always draw some interest, which actually underscores how difficult things are for Harry and Meghan, as even their titles no longer seem enough to attract audiences to lackluster projects.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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That could mean the AI itself seizing power, autocratic states using it for repression, or individuals creating bioweapons.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Badly in Love brings together societal outcasts — individuals who have lived beyond conventional rules and etiquette — in search of love and redemption.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Specimens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specimens. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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