Thesaurus results for SAMPLED

sampled

verb

past tense of sample

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 Colombia is home to more than 400 native fruit species thanks to its varied elevations and microclimates, and many of them can be sampled beneath the market’s sprawling roof. — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Editors sampled the spreads side by side, scoring them on taste, texture, and overall experience using a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2026 Over its decades-long tenure, The Roots has both sampled the greats and been sampled themselves by artists like Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Wale, Logic and more. — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 At that bar’s successor, Attaboy, Queen Mary managing partner Dan Smith sampled a take with Concord grapes. — Amy Cavanaugh, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 In one Gaza City neighborhood sampled, 22% of buildings were at risk of imminent collapse. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 Water ecologists have sampled cooling towers in the affected area. — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 The researchers sampled tissues from the liver — both healthy and cancerous — and the patient’s blood, analyzing them through a sophisticated DNA sequencing technique called NanoSeq. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026 While the majority were sampled in comparative tastings with similar wines, some were enjoyed at professional tastings at wineries, at dinner with winemakers, or opened by friends. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026

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The model’s software engineering capabilities were tested on Google’s open-source Agent Development Kit, a framework used to build and deploy autonomous agents.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Battle-tested Like their patron Iran, the Houthis have deployed asymmetric warfare for the 21st century by capitalizing on their strengths — primarily drones and missiles.

— NBC news, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

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