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
Russell Contreras, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
This will be the sixth year for this event with an unlimited sampling of beer, wine, spirits and food from Dada, Hawkers Asian Street Food, Death By Pizza, Kapow Noodle Bar, Driftwood, Windy City Pizza, AlleyCat Boca and Palm & Ivy Kitchen & Cocktails.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
The Bottom Line These 8 items represent a small sampling of actions the new President will take during the early days of his second term related to energy policy.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The sampling rate to pick up your touch inputs has been dialled up to 2,500 Hz
All this gives a smooth gaming experience on the screen, both as visuals and as a controller.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
This will be the sixth year for this event with an unlimited sampling of beer, wine, spirits and food from Dada, Hawkers Asian Street Food, Death By Pizza, Kapow Noodle Bar, Driftwood, Windy City Pizza, AlleyCat Boca and Palm & Ivy Kitchen & Cocktails.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
The Bottom Line These 8 items represent a small sampling of actions the new President will take during the early days of his second term related to energy policy.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The sampling rate to pick up your touch inputs has been dialled up to 2,500 Hz
All this gives a smooth gaming experience on the screen, both as visuals and as a controller.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Sampling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampling. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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