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noun

ˈpōl How to pronounce poll (audio)
Definition of pollnext
as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth a jaunty cap was perched on his poll

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verb

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
Noun
Just last week, a Florida Politics poll showed Fort Lauderdale voters disapproved of her spending. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 Recent polls find that 70 percent of Americans don’t want AI data centers built in their area and half of Americans are more concerned than excited about AI. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Verb
Meanwhile, over three-quarters of economists polled by Reuters expect the Fed to hold interest rates steady for the rest of 2026. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 June 2026 The annual research project polls hundreds of podcast creators on their sentiment, pain points, and scoring for the major listening platforms. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for poll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poll
  1. head
  2. survey
  3. shave
  4. skull
  5. interview
  6. clip
  7. dome
  8. cut
Noun
  • Use the ax head of a garden mattock to cut through the roots at the base of the stump.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • The debate usually comes to a head in the summer, when high inland temperatures send bigger crowds to the beach, sometimes straining the mood of residents who live there.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of head
Verb
  • Almost 100 years later, Stanley Hurst and others surveyed the damage after the Mississippi receded.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of survey
Verb
  • The movie could stand to shave off 10 minutes from its midsection on the ocean, which often suffers from too many flat, green-screen backgrounds.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Just last month the Federal Bureau of Prison’s website readjusted it, shaving a few months off.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of shave
Noun
  • Paul Pelosi suffered a skull fracture and other serious injuries and was hospitalized following the assault.
    — James Ward, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Leo took a moment to pay his respects, looking over at the blue waters of the sea, a gust of wind blowing away his white zuchetto (skull cap).
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of skull
Verb
  • Police also interviewed an alleged bully, according to the incident report.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • Officials with the parks department did not respond to a voicemail and an email from the Miami Herald this week asking to interview someone at the agency.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of interview
Verb
  • Walk the rows, clip your favorites and take home a custom bouquet.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
  • Teams can clip plays and submit them for review, but multiple sources told The Athletic that the system suffers from delays and produces little noticeable improvement from game to game.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of clip
Noun
  • The National Weather Service said cool air from the north will push the heat dome, responsible for a heat wave that started midweek, south and west in the coming days, relieving some of the most extreme temperatures in the Northeast.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • The East Coast is expected to soon feel some relief from the extreme temperatures as the heat dome shrinks, bringing chances of severe thunderstorms.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of dome
Verb
  • The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Potential applications beyond wind energy The researchers believe the manufacturing approach could cut production costs for small wind turbines and help more people use lightweight renewable energy technology.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
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