as in tested
to put (something) to a test
sampled the soup to see if it tasted good
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Recent Examples of sampled
The mission is the latest in a line of Japanese sample-return projects, including the Hayabusa mission to asteroid Itokawa and Hayabusa2, which sampled the asteroid Ryugu and returned to Earth in December 2020.
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Our Take on the Scent Having sampled hundreds of fragrances over decades of reporting on fashion and beauty, Eau Parfumée Thé Impérial, is a winner.
—Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Gaff agreed, and ultimately sampled a few flavors while discarding each piece of gum into small cups with lids, the outlet reported.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
As the vessel toured Baja California, Diana Sanders of Vacaville sampled tequila shots — 14 or 15 in total — from six ship taverns, tequileras and pubs, according to court documents.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
As voices arrive—some direct, some sampled—the track is subsumed by texture, demanding little in the way of lyrical comprehension.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
Day one began with a flat tire and ended with 10 sites sampled.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
They can be sampled using standardized trapping methods worldwide, since they are easily attracted to dung and carrion, which allows for comparable data across different regions.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Vance clinched roughly 53 percent of the vote, sampled from over 1,600 attendees at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), in Texas, according to a poll reported by the Reuters news agency.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Our Take on the Scent Having sampled hundreds of fragrances over decades of reporting on fashion and beauty, Eau Parfumée Thé Impérial, is a winner.
—Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Gaff agreed, and ultimately sampled a few flavors while discarding each piece of gum into small cups with lids, the outlet reported.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
As the vessel toured Baja California, Diana Sanders of Vacaville sampled tequila shots — 14 or 15 in total — from six ship taverns, tequileras and pubs, according to court documents.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
As voices arrive—some direct, some sampled—the track is subsumed by texture, demanding little in the way of lyrical comprehension.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
Day one began with a flat tire and ended with 10 sites sampled.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
They can be sampled using standardized trapping methods worldwide, since they are easily attracted to dung and carrion, which allows for comparable data across different regions.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Vance clinched roughly 53 percent of the vote, sampled from over 1,600 attendees at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), in Texas, according to a poll reported by the Reuters news agency.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampled
tested
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Lane is 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds and tested well in the vertical jump (40 inches) and broad jump (10 feet, 9 inches) at the NFL Combine.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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This is where new ideas — some developed at colleges and universities — are tested and worked on in a lab using digital tools that are commercially available.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Sampled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampled. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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