sampling 1 of 2

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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sampling

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verb

present participle of sample

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Let the Good Times Roll: A Celebration of Cajun and Creole Food is coming to the Mandel Public Library’s third- floor Clematis Room, 411 Clematis St., from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, with information about the cultures and a cooking demonstration with samplings of gumbo. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025 In this Little Caesars Pizza ad, the pure delight inspired by a sampling of the pizza chain's new Crazy Puffs causes Eugene's famously bushy eyebrows to take flight, leaving panic and confusion in their wake. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025 The Second Look Commission was established to review a sampling of severe child abuse cases to monitor state response and make policy recommendations to lawmakers on the issue. Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025 Adaptive impedance Max supported sampling: PCM: Up to 96kHz/16-bit. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sampling

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“Sampling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampling. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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