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as in person
a member of the human race
he's a particularly handsome specimen
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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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Recent Examples of specimen
Most peonies are sold as bare-root specimens and should be planted when soil temperatures consistently fall below 50 degrees but before the ground freezes.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Additional research, examining a broader range of specimens, would be needed to assess how far-reaching the trend of brown-ish, boring mammals was, and when exactly mammals began to gain stripes, spots, patches, and brighter colors.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
Among the notable specimens, a Megalodon tooth from North Carolina’s Nutrien Mine shows deep serration marks running diagonally across the root, evidence of a strong bite from another Megalodon.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, bare-root specimens will establish more quickly since their roots are splayed out when planting and can easily find their way.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
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Had Melanie Robinson survived, the 38-year-old mother would have been arrested on capital murder of a person under 10 years old in the death of her baby, Jonas Allen.—
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Beom-jun is the person behind the wheel of the car that hits Dong-sik.—
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Canada, for example, has announced billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs.—
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And over 100-something million watched Fool Me Once, for example.—
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Nash retired from basketball in 2014 but then served as the general manager for the Canadian men's national team and became the coaching consultant with the Golden State Warriors.—
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Ex-central banker to replace Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister after winning Liberal Party vote 12 people injured by 3 men shooting randomly at Toronto pub customers Amid Trump threats, Canada to name a new leader.—
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In a small sample size of 64 offensive snaps last year, Okunlola received a 71.4 overall grade, a 73.6 run-blocking grade and a 41.6 pass-blocking grade.—
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Admittedly from a small sample size — starting just once in the league and introduced in the second half on four other occasions — Rashford has floated in and out of games and is yet to score.—
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The guy who shot that, Louis Powell, one of our South Africans, has been with the show for a very long time.—
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And with no apparent competition for the starting job, the redshirt junior can focus on his own game rather than competing with the guys around him.—
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Lego toy for the little ones in your life, plus save on fabric storage bags to keep off-season clothes and bedding organized and dust-free.—
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Visually they are individuated, but we are given to know almost nothing about them, and certainly not their inner life.—
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On the way, Elliott hits a baby unicorn with his rental SUV, wounding it, and Ridley touches its horn and forms a trippy spiritual connection with the creature.—
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As an avid animal ally, White used the bright light of her stardom to advocate for creatures great and small.—
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Financial time horizon refers to how far into the future individuals consider when making financial decisions.—
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Another grant was focused on how to improve the experience of lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals who are trying to form their families.—
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“Specimen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specimen. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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