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as in example
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like
chose one frog as a good specimen of the breed
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as in person
a member of the human race
he's a particularly handsome specimen
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Recent Examples of specimen
Phillips fits the archetype that the Red Sox have sought since Craig Breslow took over, namely gigantic physical specimens with the tools to handle big innings and big velocity.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
The environment, protected from the outside weather, served to preserve the specimens further.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
While a sample from the North Sea might hold around 20,000 individual animals, a similar sample from this depth contains the same number of species but only about 200 actual specimens.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2025
On younger specimens, this foliage clings to branches throughout the winter season.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specimen
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An example is the division or spreading out of the cooking point of the triangle.—
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If time permits, checking these kinds of items (strollers, for example) can be immensely helpful, especially for those already juggling multiple bags and kids.—
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Earlier that evening, Garden Grove police had been contacted by the Santa Ana Police Department, which was investigating a possible missing-person case after the woman failed to report to work, police said.—
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The occasional person on a walk or shopper at one of the barely dozen stores still open, but the sound inside the mall is mostly just silence.—
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To support faster real-world deployment, PNDbotics includes more than 10,000 high-quality data samples collected from real robots operating across diverse physical scenarios.—
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For example, Style3D integrates AI with 3D technology to digitize the entire process from style generation to precision adjustment, cutting the approval cycle for first samples from one week to just one day.—
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Georgia grows tired of her husband and their nightly trips to the fancy French restaurant and decides to have an affair with another man at another table (Alan Howard).—
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Minutes later, police received a call from a different location from a man who said he’d been shot by federal officers and was requesting help, according to Day and dispatch audio.—
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Wouldn’t be surprised if a few cheerleaders and equipment guys are looking to leave, too.—
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The guy in the back seat with me was just, like, trying to strike up small talk.—
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The woman running the daycare had attempted life-saving measures on the child before emergency services arrived, First Alert 4 reported.—
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Those on the right, determined to make the case that this was an officer killing in self-defense, should instead be beginning with this utter failure to protect the life of a civilian protester and de-escalate the situation through some means other than shooting a fellow American in the head.—
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David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space alien in human disguise, a cigarette-smoking lounge creature, a sideways pair of legs, and an oddly undersized boxer.—
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Not to mention the titular bugs, a swarm of blood-invading creatures discovered by her new lover, the mysterious drifter Peter Evans (Namir Smallwood).—
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And when unlawful acts are committed, hold individuals accountable.—
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Investigators are asking for the public's help identifying three individuals seen on surveillance video riding ATVs and a dune buggy through Ridley Township streets.—
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“Specimen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specimen. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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