as in sampling
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole
she put together a sampler of works in the police procedural genre
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Recent Examples of sampler
Using not only acoustic drums but tape machines, samplers, found objects, and surfaces lined with odd materials, Williams becomes a mosaicist of sound.
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Instead of drawing blood, scientists may use wearable tags, collars or passive samplers placed in an animal’s environment, such as nesting areas or habitats, to understand how chemicals accumulate over time.
—Yaw Edu Essandoh, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
The sampler also comes with prosecco and pinot gris wines.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
These recordings are set to come out in full in September 2026 as part of Coltrane’s Centennial celebrations, but for RSD, they are being previewed via a single-LP sampler.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Instead of drawing blood, scientists may use wearable tags, collars or passive samplers placed in an animal’s environment, such as nesting areas or habitats, to understand how chemicals accumulate over time.
—Yaw Edu Essandoh, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
The sampler also comes with prosecco and pinot gris wines.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
These recordings are set to come out in full in September 2026 as part of Coltrane’s Centennial celebrations, but for RSD, they are being previewed via a single-LP sampler.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sampler
Noun
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Start off with a coffee and sampling of bread and butter for the table.—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area.—
Holly Andres,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Murakami is working on a two-year, $34 million deal, and in an era when some teams try to lock up young talent with long and lucrative contract extensions, a 25-game sample size is a little too small for Getz to start throwing out more years and dollars.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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McFarlane’s first interim spell obviously represents far too small a sample to draw any definitive conclusions about his tactical style.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Sampler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sampler. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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