Example
Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
Usage example: a war bonnet that is a fine example of Native American handicraft
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Synonyms for Example
Sample is a synonym for example in instance topic. In some cases you can use "Sample" instead a noun "Example", when it comes to topics like substitute, specimen, simulation. popular alternative
Sample
Sample noun - A number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole.
Usage example: based on a sample of the menu items, we decided that this was the best restaurant in town
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Synonyms for Sample
Example is a synonym for sample in specimen topic. You can use "Example" instead a noun "Sample", if it concerns topics such as model, substitute, simulation. popular alternative
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How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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A similar example occurred in The Matrix Reloaded, when Persephone asks Neo to kiss her, because she wants to "sample" the feeling of love again.
Source: Verb This! - Nearly every song on Blood in Our Wells features a sample from the film Mamaj, for example.
Source: Music / Drudkh - For example, Enemy of the Sun opens with a sample from the film version of The Sheltering Sky.
Source: Music / Neurosis
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Sample or Example. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/sample.
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