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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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In the PeerJ study, specimens that did not produce usable DNA were also identified morphologically as the same species.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

Ms. Adelman describes how Lewis’s specimens fell into the hands of a series of botanists—some of them charlatans, drunkards, liars or thieves—who squandered his legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

One of the sadnesses of the expedition was that Lewis failed to publish his account, and his descriptions, of more than 200 plant specimens, mysteriously went missing after his death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Interestingly, the cone ants only showed interest in living ants and ignored dead specimens placed near their nests.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Others accused him of borrowing specimens, then denying he had done so.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson