Thesaurus results for SAMPLING

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noun

ˈsam-pliŋ

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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verb

present participle of sample

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

Noun

However, these are just a sampling of potentially suitable choices. —

ABC News, 6 May 2026 State Farm violated the law hundreds of times in a sampling of 220 cases, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said. —

CNN Money, 4 May 2026

Verb

When sampling colors, hold your hand up against the color under your bathroom lights. —

Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026 While in town, consider sampling some of Mackinac Island's famous fudge, either on its own or in ice cream form. —

Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sampling

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Associated Press Key Facts The outbreak has sickened 246 people and killed 65 so far, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and preliminary lab results have reportedly detected Ebola in 13 of 20 samples tested.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In the same study, the researchers examined blood samples from healthy human trial participants before and after immunization with BCG.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026