exit poll
noun
: a poll taken (as by news media) of voters leaving the voting place that is usually used for predicting the winners
exit polling
noun
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Both won about two-thirds of voters under 45, according to exit polls conducted by a consortium of networks including CNN, but a bare majority of voters 45 and over.
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Jason Lange, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
PostTrak exit polls put women at roughly 71 percent of opening-weekend buyers.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
As with the first film, women powered opening weekend, making up around 71% of ticket buyers according to PostTrak exit polls.
—Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
The Neon release is in a close race with holdover Black Phone 2 for fifth place after getting slapped with a D+ CinemaScore and awful audience exit polls.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 15 Nov. 2025
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Jason Lange, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
PostTrak exit polls put women at roughly 71 percent of opening-weekend buyers.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
As with the first film, women powered opening weekend, making up around 71% of ticket buyers according to PostTrak exit polls.
—Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
The Neon release is in a close race with holdover Black Phone 2 for fifth place after getting slapped with a D+ CinemaScore and awful audience exit polls.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Exit poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20poll. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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