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
Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The Emerson poll also took the pulse of how people are feeling about next year’s gubernatorial race.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
For the survey, Oxford Road polled 75 marketers on the buy side, including six of the top 10 spenders in podcasting.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Dutch politics has been dominated in recent years by the rise of the far right, with Wilders’ PVV leading national polls since the government’s collapse.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The Emerson poll also took the pulse of how people are feeling about next year’s gubernatorial race.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
The clips don’t seem to have hurt her with Democrats polled (22% supported her in September and 23% do now), but among independents her approval took a hit, decreasing from 16% to 11%.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
For the survey, Oxford Road polled 75 marketers on the buy side, including six of the top 10 spenders in podcasting.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poll
Noun
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His body was found with four shots to the back and head in November 1990 in Dixie County.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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That was also Payton’s first season as an NFL head coach in New Orleans.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The poll surveyed 500 likely Democratic primary voters from October 21-25 and used the online Pollfish panel.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Brunty-Barojas stood with one hand on her hip, surveying the bags of toys and clothes in the garage.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Moviegoers had to agree to have their hair shaved off by a barber in the theater's lobby.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Boston College men's basketball point-shaving scandal One of the clearest examples of La Cosa Nostra's reach in sports was the 1978-79 scandal involving Boston College and two associates of the Lucchese crime family.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After 57 days in the hospital that included rehabilitation and the left half of her skull being removed to treat the swelling in her brain, Sophia Forchas was escorted through the streets of the city, a video posted by Mayor Jacob Frey on social media Thursday showed.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Although the brain itself has no pain receptors, Bacon was given local anesthetic to numb her scalp and skull, as doctors made holes half the size of a small coin in her skull and implanted the stimulating electrodes inside.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Diane Brady is an award-winning business journalist and author who has interviewed newsmakers worldwide and often speaks about the global business landscape.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel interviewed Erin Schubert, Sojourner's director of outcomes and evaluation, about the study and its findings.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her arm was hooked up to an IV with a pulse oximeter clipped to her fingertip.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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George Vernadsky clipped the Laurence article and sent it to his father in the Soviet Union.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Overall, the inflation data likely add fuel to expectations that the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point at its policy meeting later this month - its second consecutive cut.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Superstar Shohei Ohtani launched a two-run shot to cut the lead down to 11-4, but the momentum still appeared to be on the Blue Jays' side in a raucous Rogers Centre.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For me, stepping inside the domes was a reminder that imagination is a renewable resource.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Today, the majority of cloches are clear plastic domes with ventilation holes at the top.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poll. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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