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

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specimens

By testing specimens collected at different times, researchers could investigate when the pathogen arrived and how rapidly it spread.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

But Jenkins told the Today programme on Tuesday there were two sides to the debate, and that a lot of time, effort and money went into excavating the specimens.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

His books resist exoticizing the characters as alien specimens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

To investigate, Domnauer traveled to Yunnan and the Philippines, interviewed local residents, and collected specimens of L. asiatica along with other mushrooms belonging to the Lanmaoa genus.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Proctor made its students pay for their own pathological specimens.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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