as in sampling
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole
a television ratings service that monitors the viewing of a representative cross section of the general population
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Recent Examples of cross section
The teeth at the front of the dinosaur’s jaw, however, are D-shaped in cross section, with the curve of the D facing out toward the lip and a flat side facing the interior of the mouth.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
To get past labor shortages, its leaders have hired from a cross section of related fields rather than focusing solely on PhD physicists.
—Justin Worland, Time, 17 July 2025
Bipartisan outrage over those dreams (or nightmares) united an odd cross section of Floridians: birder watchers, hunters, native tribes, blue-collar plumbers and Republican advisers.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
For several weeks, Cook and clergy members from a cross section of religions have been showing up at courtrooms in Orange County, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego to stand with immigrants during their deportation hearings.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
To get past labor shortages, its leaders have hired from a cross section of related fields rather than focusing solely on PhD physicists.
—Justin Worland, Time, 17 July 2025
Bipartisan outrage over those dreams (or nightmares) united an odd cross section of Floridians: birder watchers, hunters, native tribes, blue-collar plumbers and Republican advisers.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
For several weeks, Cook and clergy members from a cross section of religions have been showing up at courtrooms in Orange County, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego to stand with immigrants during their deportation hearings.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross section
Noun
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Here is a sampling of the voyages available in the region.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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Researchers are already planning to expand their sampling, looking at eggs from different rock layers to build an even more detailed regional timeline.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Over a very small sample of 178 innings, Devers has been worth one defensive run saved.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The proposal would also cancel the mission to return the samples to Earth.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Cross section.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross%20section. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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