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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specimens

He was jailed after an attempt to flee communist Germany but later made his way to West Germany where, following his medical studies, he invented the process to preserve biological specimens in 1977.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

“They have a lot of specimens to go through and I suspect there’s a backlog,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

However, limited anatomical knowledge has caused many specimens to be assigned to the living genus Andrias.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

As the day goes on, these smelly specimens will close back up and collapse, losing their infamously rotten odor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Fine specimens of humanity, those Germans, and to think I’m actually one of them!

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank