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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The whole genus is known from just seven specimens gathered over about 65 years, scattered across more than 2,500 kilometers of coastline, and nothing has been collected in nearly two decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 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 the discovery, the scientists collected samples and preserved reference specimens in the Kunming Institute of Botany's collections.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

All specimens looked to be around the same age, size, species.’”

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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