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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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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specimen
Noun
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Beom-jun is the person behind the wheel of the car that hits Dong-sik.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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In person, 27-year-old actress Sydney Sweeney is every bit as sweet as her doe-eyed smile and wavy blonde hair suggest.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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For example, researchers have discovered that mutations in the BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 genes signal higher risk for certain cancers like breast cancer.—
Abigail Dubiniecki,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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For example, Llama 4 Maverick features a 400 billion parameter size, but only 17 billion of those parameters are active at once across one of 128 experts.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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However, most of the damages (as much as 90%) will be allocated to football and men’s basketball due to the revenue generated by the respective sports.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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First, a masked man pointed a gun at her while robbing the boutique at the White Lotus.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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With the caveat of a minuscule sample, Altuve still entered Saturday worth one out above average in left field.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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This year’s improvements have been over a small sample size, but the Mets have benefited from the additions of Kranick and A.J. Minter, who signed a two-year, $22 million contract in the offseason to fill the left-handed void in last year’s bullpen.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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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.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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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.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, evidence increasingly suggests that early in its life, Mars was a warm and wet planet much like our own.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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Performing there had been a dream of mine, so that day made big impact on my life.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the game, players take on the role of planeswalkers, powerful spellcasters who summon creatures, cast spells and use artifacts to defeat their opponents.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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The fifth movement is his funeral: a witches’ sabbath replete with monsters and creatures, with an undead version of his beloved as their ringleader.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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The individuals are members of the Florida Immigrant Coalition and the Farmworker Association of Florida, two advocacy groups that are also plaintiffs in the lawsuit.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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When a partner fails to recognize an issue, the individual with MRE becomes more upset.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Specimen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specimen. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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