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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
Stevens lags behind in key polls, including an Emerson College poll released July 30 that shows El-Sayed up by 16 points. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 Although cream cheese frosting was the most popular in our recent birthday cake poll, yellow cake with chocolate frosting — along with classic chocolate-on-chocolate — came in right behind it. — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Verb
At Thursday’s news conference, Angulo called the survey a first of its kind and noted the challenges in polling a largely undocumented workforce. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Thirty-seven percent of those polled are seeing more walkout or pushout theft. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 July 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
  • Then, Punk took down Rhodes with a head scissors before locking in an armbar.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Confidence grows when your plan leaves your head and meets the calendar.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of head
Verb
  • New research from The Harris Poll, conducted globally on behalf of Workday, surveyed 6,100 professionals in HR, finance, IT and operations.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The Athletic surveyed 25 high-major coaches at Peach Jam last weekend, many of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity because roster numbers are not made public and to protect their relationships with other coaches.
    — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of survey
Verb
  • Company demo footage also shows the reverse gear doubling as a cleanup tool, letting the mower retrace a path to shave down long grass more than twice its own height.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 July 2026
  • That pattern is your case for a warranty claim — not a reason to shave more aggressively.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of shave
Noun
  • The themes are about honor and destiny; there are massively violent battle scenes; one character ends up with the entire back half of his skull bashed in.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Court records indicate he was diagnosed with a skull fracture and a brain bleed, necessitating emergency surgery.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of skull
Verb
  • Civil rights and criminal justice experts interviewed by the Observer say the police owe it to the community to do a thorough investigation and offer transparency, given the history of Black people being lynched in the South.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • Additional story elements and research were contributed by South African writer Mda, who interviewed Masekela extensively.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 July 2026
Definition of interview
Verb
  • Onwurah wrote the film in a time of fury over a news clipping.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
  • The busy section of road had been closed since July 13, when a truck traveling east clipped the underside of the span.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2026
Definition of clip
Noun
  • Southern California will be able to cool off as the heat dome moves further away.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • The heat dome responsible for this heat wave may also set records for its intensity in parts of Southern California and Arizona.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of dome
Verb
  • At the same time, the data shows, courts have severely cut the length of time many people are getting to prepare for complex immigration proceedings, from about six months to often just a little more than a month.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Using a paring knife, mark a smaller square inside each pastry square, leaving a 1/2 inch border (do not cut all the way through the dough).
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
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“Poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poll. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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