as in sample
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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as in testing
to put (something) to a test
sampled the soup to see if it tasted good
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Recent Examples of sampling
John Wenzel, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
Animations look silky smooth, and the screen responds quickly to touch input thanks to its 165Hz sampling rate.
—PC Magazine, 22 May 2025
So far, sampling has found nearly 12% of U.S. water utilities are above the Biden administration’s limits.
—Jeremy Tanner - 05, The Hill, 17 May 2025
Experience the elegance of a traditional Victorian afternoon tea with samplings, etiquette lessons, and a house tour.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
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Noun
The all-inclusive ticket buys unlimited samplings from more than 20 breweries, most of them Colorado-based, as well as cideries, distilleries and more across five sessions (the late-Saturday one was added this year due to demand, organizers said).
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
Animations look silky smooth, and the screen responds quickly to touch input thanks to its 165Hz sampling rate.
—PC Magazine, 22 May 2025
So far, sampling has found nearly 12% of U.S. water utilities are above the Biden administration’s limits.
—Jeremy Tanner - 05, The Hill, 17 May 2025
Experience the elegance of a traditional Victorian afternoon tea with samplings, etiquette lessons, and a house tour.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampling
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Tickets for the cooking challenge are $70 per person and include three drinks on top of the competition samples and other bites from Mulvaney’s, according to the organizers.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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The sample size for Turner is a slash line of .268/.326/.366 in 44 at-bats.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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“Sampling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampling. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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