Synonyms for sample
ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm-sam·ple

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1. samplenoun

   Synonyms:
   specimen, example

2. samplenoun

   To make or show something similar to; to match.

   I design this but for a sample of what I hope more fully to discuss. -Woodward.

   Synonyms:
   specimen, example

3. samplenoun

   To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wool, cloth.

   ...it is possible it [the Anglo-Saxon race] might stand second to the Scandinavian countries [in average height] if a fair sample of their population were obtained. Francis Galton et al. (1883). Final Report of the Anthropometric Committee, Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, p. 269.

   Synonyms:
   specimen, example

4. samplenoun

   To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.

   Synonyms:
   example, specimen

5. samplenoun

   To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new song.

   Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight His sample followed. -Fairfax.

   Synonyms:
   example, specimen

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1. sample

   A sample is a portion taken at random out of a quantity supposed to be homogeneous, so that the qualities found in the sample may reasonably be expected to be found in the whole; as, a sample of sugar; a sample of cloth. A specimen is one unit of a series, or a fragment of a mass, all of which is supposed to possess the same essential qualities; as, a specimen of coinage, or of architecture, or a specimen of quartz. No other unit or portion may be exactly like the specimen, while all the rest is supposed to be exactly like the sample. An instance is a sample or specimen of action. Compare EXAMPLE.

   Synonyms:
   case, example, exemplification, illustration, instance, specimen

   Antonyms:
   abnormality, aggregate, exception, monstrosity, total, whole

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1. sample

   Synonyms:
   specimen, pattern, illustration, case, exemplification, scantling

   Antonyms:
   exception, deviation, abnormity, monstrosity, variety, nondescript, hybrid, nonsuch

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1. samplenoun

   a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

   Synonyms:
   sampling, sample distribution

2. sample distribution, sample, samplingnoun

   items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

   Synonyms:
   sampling, sample distribution

3. sampleverb

   all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

   Synonyms:
   sampling, sample distribution

4. sample, try, try out, tasteverb

   take a sample of

   "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"

   Synonyms:
   attempt, examine, stress, adjudicate, strain, audition, essay, seek, savour, assay, taste, try, prove, test, try on, smack, hear, experiment, try out, judge, render, savor

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1. samplenoun

   Synonyms:
   specimen, illustration

2. samplenoun

   Synonyms:
   example, pattern, instance

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1. samplenoun

   Synonyms:
   specimen, example, illustration, exemplification, instance, pattern

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1. List of paraphrases for "sample":

   samples, sampling, specimen, displays, example, sampled, case-study, examples, shows, cross-section, specimens, model, displayed

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How to use sample in a sentence?

1. Fredrik Nicklasson:

   They take a blood sample, weigh and measure me and I've had to answer some questions.

2. Secret Service:

   On Monday 3/16/15, an envelope was received at the White House Mail Screening Facility. Initial Biological testing was negative; however, on 03/17/15, the chemical testing returned a presumptive positive for cyanide, the sample was transported to another facility to confirm the results.

3. Steve Musser:

   They would say the product is free of asbestos based on their testing, and we would say the opposite for that sample.

4. Damian Roland:

   With a much larger sample size, it is likely we will find more instances when a tweet is not considered representative.

5. Dante Lauretta:

   After over a decade of planning, the team is overjoyed at the success of today's sampling attempt, even though we have some work ahead of us to determine the outcome of the event -- the successful contact, the TAGSAM gas firing, and back-away from Asteroid Bennu are major accomplishments for the team. I look forward to analyzing the data to determine the mass of sample collected.