Sam
noun
a male given name, form of Samuel.
Sam
1 American
[sam]
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SAM
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American
[sam]
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noun
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surface-to-air missile.
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Space Available Mail: a special air service for sending parcels weighing up to 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms) to overseas members of the armed forces: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment is charged.
SAM
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American
Sam.
4
American
abbreviation
Bible.
SAM
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British
/ sæm /
acronym
S.Am.
2
British
abbreviation
Sam.
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British
abbreviation
sam
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British
/ sæm /
verb
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Slate’s Sam Adams talked with creative duo Robert and Michelle King about how they made exactly the right show for our current moment.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
His proposal was praised by archenemies Sam Altman and Elon Musk, which I believe qualifies him for a Nobel Peace Prize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
"People are simply dumbfounded and finding it very hard to fathom the scale of this tragedy," Australia's Governor-General Sam Mostyn, who represents King Charles, said at a press conference on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Bradman Best, Sam Walker and Blayke Brailey all come in for their Test debuts.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Mom had told Sam that the water went into the pipes.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
SAM has contributed many of the mission's key discoveries about Mars' chemistry, atmosphere, and potential habitability.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 28, 2026
The analysis was carried out using the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite, known as SAM.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 28, 2026
Boston Beer SAM 0.44%increase; green up pointing triangle raised its profit guidance for the year as it sees a milder tariff headwind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
“Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei,” an exhibit organized by SAM and featuring more than 100 works, will be on display at the museum March 12-Sept.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
Still, had you not found a location for clam, Canvas back, buckwheat cakes, we should sorter Have missed the acquaintance of 'cute Uncle SAM, And his fearless, free, fragile, fair daughter.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 22, 1892 by Various
“His name is Sam. He moonlights as a lawyer too so he was prepping me,” says Jane, deadpan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
“God don’t make no mistakes but he is gracious and I am humbly asking for his mercy and grace for Sam. I love you son ... to the moon and back 100 times.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
“I have mixed feelings about Sam. The ring of power can corrupt, and he has the ring of power. So I don’t know.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Or, as the famous quote from the 1942 film Casablanca goes: "Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024
"Well," said one of the moving men, the one with the tattoo dragon, "next we'll set up your bed, Sam. Right here against this wall be okay?"
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
That sam smith and kelly clarkson collab of breakaway 🥺 parang bagay din kay ate 🥰
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
Three other defensive front seven standouts from Salt Lake City High School are already on the Huskies’ roster: sophomore sam “Taki” Taimani and freshmen Jordan Lolohea and Voi Tunuufi.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
They saw little things, from Tagovailoa’s unusually deft knack for finding clever angles of escape from rushers, to the way Christian Miller, a sam linebacker, can throw aside a blocker en route to causing havoc.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2018
Galacticor thank you for your observation, you are quite right about standards. i stand corrected. sam lee should have been red carded for head butt, headless chickens in red "head butting" incredible !
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2014
We tried to paddle against it but had no more luck than flot- sam caught in a tidal wave, and then it thudded against our feet and we were rising, too, riding its back.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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