specimens

NOUN

example, sample

Synonyms

STRONGEST

copy exhibit variety

STRONG

case embodiment exemplar exemplification illustration individual instance model part pattern proof representation representative sampling sort species type unit

WEAK

case history cross section

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

Example Sentences

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A draft leaked earlier this year prompted civil society groups to warn that Zambia was accepting wider data-sharing terms than other African countries, including long-term access to pathogen information and specimens.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Ghana and Zimbabwe have rejected agreements over conditions about sharing data and specimens.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Brain specimens from people with Alzheimer's disease, provided by the UF Neuromedicine Brain and Tissue Bank, showed significantly more sugar attachment than tissue from normal controls.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Museum paleontologists excavated some 70% of Thomas’s fossilized skeleton in the early 2000s, making it one of the most complete T. rex specimens ever found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Yes. It’ll create less fuss than moving to the lecture theater. They’ll want to see the specimens too; I’ll send for the Porter in a minute. This is a bad time, Stelmaria.”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman