Thesaurus results for SAMPLES

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noun

plural of sample

as in samplings

a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole based on a sample of the menu items, we decided that this was the best restaurant in town

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one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like this vase is a sample of the high-quality glassware that the glassblowers can produce

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sample

as in tests

to put (something) to a test sampled the soup to see if it tasted good

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Her team selected 108 samples of feces collected from the area around Rehri Goth over the past two decades. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026 Now, it’s located near the vessel’s stern deck to reduce the distance water samples travel once extracted from the sea. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026 From the polar regions of Russia, Norway, Canada and Alaska, scientists took thousands of permafrost samples, measured the weight and burnt them at around 850 degrees Fahrenheit, then measured the weight of the rocks and minerals that didn’t burn. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 What used to take hours of review per file becomes a first cut in minutes ready for human second-level review, with coverage no longer capped at just a few samples. — Bernard Aceituno, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Everything else–the percussive jumpscares, the distorted synth stabs, the unintelligible vocal samples–pops in and out at will. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026 In 2015, Strathdee was among a team of researchers to take samples from people with HIV in both Tijuana and San Diego and use the virus’ genetic sequences to understand the geography of transmission. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026 In a memorandum filed July 30, obtained by WSAV in Savannah, Georgia, and reviewed by Fox News Digital, Murdaugh's attorneys asked a judge to release the reserve DNA samples to Othram before SLED conducts any further testing. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 The team investigated rock samples from half a million years of eruptions to look into Etna's origins. — Refractor, 27 July 2026

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Pace Labs, which samples the park’s water weekly, retested the water that same day and is awaiting results Friday. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026 The museum could face up to $23 million in federal fines for not disclosing information about the hair samples sooner, although the government has seldom enforced such penalties. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 July 2026 For more precise information, Three Rivers Waterkeeper, a nonprofit that helps protect and restore the water quality of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers and their surrounding watersheds, samples the rivers and tributaries weekly each summer as part of its Swim Guide program. — Daniel Bain, The Conversation, 22 June 2026 In Procida, one of the Phlegraean Islands off the coast of Naples, Tucci samples a lemon salad. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 May 2026 Oklou shares the same melodic grace in her wandering arpeggios, and the spectral balearic timewarp of Torus’ Summer of Love samples Stockholm’s own Eric Prydz. — Nathan Evans, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026 Then, instead of measuring everything, the protocol samples only a small fraction of the copies. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026 Bar Tab Taran Dugal samples experimental cocktails in Long Island City. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 The hotel samples some of the city's hottest restaurants and bars, spanning cuisine from China’s Chaoshan to Europe. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026

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Noun

There will be 25 wineries, breweries and other vendors and samplings from more than 25 local restaurants’ best dishes and desserts along with live music and silent auction.

— Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
The cases of Legionnaires' disease, a type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, which can live in mist and water systems, prompted the SNHD to conduct environmental samplings at the Wynn, confirming its systems were infected with the bacteria.

— Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

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Noun

They were first popularized in Georgian England as small tokens of affection, infatuation or mourning, and examples are scattered across major museums such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The best treatment is prevention, and vaccination remains one of the clearest examples of that principle in action.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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The administration continues to rely heavily on executive action while Congress tests legislative lanes.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Modular system tests domestic processing Unlike a commercial refinery, the facility is designed as a modular pilot system.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

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The Busan Story Market (BSM) has unveiled 25 official selections for 2026, including international bestseller Hwang Bo-reum and two-time Hans Christian Andersen Award finalist Lee Geum-yi, drawing on original IP from four Asian countries.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Today, the Toronto International Film Festival has added over 60 new titles to its slate, including the official selections of its Centrepiece program, plus its Wavelengths and TIFF Classics selections.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026

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Other evidence includes specimens found inside her home that do not belong to her or anyone close to her, though any updates on this DNA have not been shared publicly.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Biological specimens Liquid exceptions can be made in the name of science.

— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

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