Sam

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abbreviation

Samuel
: a surface-to-air missile

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Noun
Prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) has claimed credit for proposing the House and Senate measures. Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Sam was in 1950

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“Sam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sam. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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