1
as in to survey
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
assigned to poll residents on their views about a program for recycling
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2
as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
time to poll the sheep's wool
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Recent Examples of poll
Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Continue reading … PAPERS PLEASE — Homeland Security chief defends citizenship checks at polls as critics push back.
—FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Just over half of Spaniards polled by the state opinion agency in 2024 self-identified as Catholics, but only about 1 in 5 called themselves practicing Catholics.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
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Noun
This poll is part of an ongoing project exploring the views of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, which are usually not highlighted in other surveys because of small sample sizes and lack of linguistic representation.
—Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Continue reading … PAPERS PLEASE — Homeland Security chief defends citizenship checks at polls as critics push back.
—FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Verb
Webster is currently polling second, with 18%, while McLeod sits at 6%.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Just over half of Spaniards polled by the state opinion agency in 2024 self-identified as Catholics, but only about 1 in 5 called themselves practicing Catholics.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poll
Noun
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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He was left unconscious, suffering a head injury that remained bleeding days later.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Namely, 81% of those surveyed for the poll said the wealthy and non-wealthy are more divided than united.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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That’s in line with the 225,000 new applications forecast by analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Verb
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The researchers estimated that those who got neither bright days nor dark nights were shaving five years off their lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Shop around and compare offers from at least three lenders, as doing so can shave close to a full percentage point off your rate, and be sure to talk to lenders directly about terms and costs that may not appear online.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Another unexpected find at the site was a partial skull belonging to a previously unknown species, which the scientists named Pterocetus diamantinae.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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But the most interesting finding was several straight, parallel striations inside the skull, indicating the brain matter had been methodically scraped out with a sharp instrument shortly after death.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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Deirdre O’Mahony interviews Irish farmers who’ve likewise watched their labor and craft ravaged by capitalism, but turns their woes into a memorable libretto set to striking aerial views of their fields.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
12 June 2026
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The Times on Wednesday interviewed 20 residents of Skid Row about the election.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The platform also allows users to translate their podcasts into more than 30 languages, using a cloned version of the Rebel user’s voice, and to immediately clip portions of their podcast.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Incidents of planes clipping each other's wings on the ground are not uncommon.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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The residential project includes a panoramic terrace, which overlooks Brunelleschi’s dome of the cathedral.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The moment came in the 73rd minute with a goal from Mauricio to cut the US advantage to 3-1.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Simpson robbed Adell of a homer in the eighth to keep the Rays within two, and Aranda cut it to 4-3 with a two-out single off Farris before Zeferjahn finished.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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“Poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poll. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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