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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1. Gideon Nave:

   Our study is by far the largest investigation of the topic, it uses a general population sample, and it controls for more confounds than before. As such, it provides overwhelmingly more evidence than any previous investigations and gets us closer to settling the debate.

2. Paul Chan:

   AMID CORONAVIRUS, IS IT SAFE TO SEND CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL ? EXPERTS, PARENTS WEIGH IN Professor Francis KL Chan, dean of the faculty of medicine and director of the Centre for Gut Microbiota Research at CUH, remarkedin the press release regarding another case where the stool sample test revealed a significant finding. Among the confirmed cases in the territory, we note that there is more than one COVID-19 patient who had stool test positive while tests for respiratory samples were negative. Stool test is accurate and safe, making it suitable and more effective for COVID-19 screening for specific groups of people.

3. The ACEP:

   CORONAVIRUS : BIOTECH COMPANY SHIPS FIRST BATCHES OF VACCINE, TO BE TESTED ON HUMANS : REPORT Nurses at a drive-up coronavirus testing station set up by the University of Washington Medical Center sanitize their hands after taking a nose swab sample from a person in a car Friday, March 13, 2020, in Seattle. ( AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) A 70-year-old physician in Paterson, N.J., -- who leads the emergency preparedness unit at an institution in the state -- was admitted to a hospitallast week with upper respiratory problems and remains isolated in intensive care. In Washington, an emergency physician in his 40s is in stable but critical condition after having symptoms consistent with the COVID-19. Itsunknown whether the virus was spread at work or in the community, The ACEP said. He worked at EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland, Wash., where at least 15 people have died from the virus, according to the New York Times. Its located near the Seattle area, whichis known as the epicenter of the virus outbreak in the U.S. This was an area with an outbreak, so they were expecting and prepared. That obviously makes us more nervous.Dr. Angela Fusaro, an emergency doctor in Georgia told the paper. NEW YORK CITY CLOSING MOVIE THEATERS, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS The recent shortage of N-95 protective masksis also worrisome fordoctors, who need them to treat patients, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams wrote on Twitter in late February. They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers cant get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk !

4. Joel Leja:

   This is our first glimpse back this far, so it’s important that we keep an open mind about what we are seeing, while the data indicates they are likely galaxies, I think there is a real possibility that a few of these objects turn out to be obscured supermassive black holes. Regardless, the amount of mass we discovered means that the known mass in stars at this period of our universe is up to 100 times greater than we had previously thought. Even if we cut the sample in half, this is still an astounding change.

5. Walter Lippmann:

   The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class.