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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\usepackage{glossaries-extra}
\makeglossaries
\newglossaryentry{sample}{name={sample},description={an example}} 
\begin{document}
\gls[thevalue=Z]{sample} (Z), \gls[thevalue=4]{sample} (4),
\gls[thevalue=xi]{sample} (xi), \gls[thevalue=2]{sample} (2),
\gls[thevalue=iii]{sample} (iii), \gls[thevalue=A]{sample} (A).
\printglossaries 
\end{document}