as in sampling
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole
she put together a sampler of works in the police procedural genre
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Recent Examples of sampler
Throughout history, great artists have leveraged technology, from the synthesizer to the sampler, to spark inspiration for what’s possible.
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William Jones, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
But an entire hourlong sampler of happy news?
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Expect the dining room to be packed with Christmas trees and twinkling lights, and for bartenders to be shaking up festive cocktails, including The Christmas Tree sampler featuring mix-and-match margaritas.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
The new sampler gives gravy-loving fans a taste of two KFC classic gravies—their Signature Brown and the new favorite White Peppercorn.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
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William Jones, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
But an entire hourlong sampler of happy news?
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Expect the dining room to be packed with Christmas trees and twinkling lights, and for bartenders to be shaking up festive cocktails, including The Christmas Tree sampler featuring mix-and-match margaritas.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
The new sampler gives gravy-loving fans a taste of two KFC classic gravies—their Signature Brown and the new favorite White Peppercorn.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampler
Noun
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Go on Tuesdays for happy hour bites and a sampling of a special wine, spirit, or beer—your first tasting is on the house.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Spring for the tasting menu for a broad sampling of the country’s different cuisines.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Facilities require adequate time to design and install the groundwater monitoring system, collect eight independent samples, and conduct statistical analysis.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Sampler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampler. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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