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1
as in to interview
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
we canvassed people all over town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling program
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as in to discuss
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
canvassed all the items on the agenda
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Recent Examples of canvass
Democrats have lambasted Elon Musk’s involvement in the race, as his America PAC has spent at least $1 million on canvassing operations in the state.
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Conrad Hoyt, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
The investigation involved field interviews with witnesses, canvassing of the kill site, online records and other investigatory databases.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
The city’s Community Healing Response Network was canvassing the neighborhood, and students will be supported at school in the days to come.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Homicide detectives and investigators were working the scene, canvassing the area and interviewing witnesses when Binion turned himself in at the jail.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
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Conrad Hoyt, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
The investigation involved field interviews with witnesses, canvassing of the kill site, online records and other investigatory databases.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
The city’s Community Healing Response Network was canvassing the neighborhood, and students will be supported at school in the days to come.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Homicide detectives and investigators were working the scene, canvassing the area and interviewing witnesses when Binion turned himself in at the jail.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
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Highlights include interviewing the CEO of Hermès, Robert Chavez on the Maison’s new flagship for Forbes.com, Valentino on his major retrospective for CR Fashion Book, and Isabel Marant for MUSE’s fashion issue.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Dubas wants to interview candidates from different coaching backgrounds.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Emotional Conversations Always End In Exhaustion, Not Resolution In marriages caught in the chaser-spacer dynamic, attempts to discuss feelings often devolve into emotional exhaustion rather than resolution.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Speaking to IndieWire back at Sundance where the film premiered, Questlove discussed including a shot of Will Smith in a montage for the film.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
3 May 2025
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But of the nearly 20 candidates surveyed in the Data For Progress survey, Smith had the lowest net favorability of all figures tested with a negative 3% rating.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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The Infrared Astronomy Satellite, IRAS, launched in 1983 and surveyed the universe for almost a year before being decommissioned.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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The agency also conducted two other safety reports on the Philadelphia move in 2021, related to airspace realignment and training waivers, which CNN has not reviewed.—
Blake Ellis,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2025
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“Canvass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvass. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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