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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Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Each educational class includes a lecture and hands-on cooking with samplings.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Final radiation surveys, soil sampling and analysis will be performed to ensure the land meets federal and state clean-up goals before the job is complete, the release said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
To create their random number, the researcher used a technique called random circuit sampling.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Lunch in the cheesemakers’ mountaintop restaurant—a sampling of cheese, perhaps followed by a comforting bowl of jota, the local sour cabbage and bean stew (far tastier than it sounds)—is a simple delight.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Each educational class includes a lecture and hands-on cooking with samplings.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Final radiation surveys, soil sampling and analysis will be performed to ensure the land meets federal and state clean-up goals before the job is complete, the release said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
To create their random number, the researcher used a technique called random circuit sampling.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Sampling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampling. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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