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
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Under Starmer Nigel Farage’s populist outfit, which leads national polls of voter intention, had swept all council seats available in local elections on the same turf just six weeks earlier.
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Joe Mayes,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
The New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves also polled particularly well.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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Noun
Features such as live polls, trivia, sweepstakes, merchandise and brand integrations will be offered to fans at home, at on-site events and via social media.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Under Starmer Nigel Farage’s populist outfit, which leads national polls of voter intention, had swept all council seats available in local elections on the same turf just six weeks earlier.
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Joe Mayes,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Verb
In January 2025, the president polled particularly well with his promise to clamp down on undocumented immigration.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
The New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves also polled particularly well.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poll
Noun
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The Scorpio moon fills your head with future plans for creative expansion.
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Wilson joins a Bulls team that has signaled a full rebuild this summer, installing a new head coach and front office before the draft.
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Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
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Nearly 40% of data center operators surveyed by the Uptime Institute in 2022 experienced an outage caused by human error, mostly from employees not following proper procedure.
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Zillow says that a pale pink bathroom could lose you up to $6,013, while a pale pink kitchen shaves an extra $4,201 off potential buyers' offers.
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The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue them under a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
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Breakfast browse Twins Mercy and Goodness were born with their skulls fused together.
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The experience was not entirely dissimilar to getting whacked in the skull.
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Minasian had never interviewed for a GM job before he was chosen to replace Billy Eppler by Moreno, who has repeatedly hired GMs with little to no prior experience in the job during his two decades of ownership.
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Minasian had never interviewed for a GM job before he was chosen to replace Billy Eppler by Moreno, who has repeatedly hired GMs with little to no prior experience in the job during his two decades of ownership.
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His partner handed me a tiny version of the leaf to clip to my hat.
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The comments were clipped almost immediately by the Jones team and played on multiple ads on television and social media, and became a regular talking point for Jones during various public appearances.
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Temperatures will decline slightly Friday and Saturday across portions of the UK and France, but the more significant relief for these areas will come Sunday as the heat dome continues to shift eastward.
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Cosm has really cut its teeth on a lot of live sports and concert films, with the dome shape and stadium seating designed to give the illusion of being on the field or in the front row.
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Kirkmeyer has campaigned on affordability and safety issues, Bottoms is pushing for a redo of the state's education system among other things and Marx wants to cut regulations and lower the cost of living.
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Terrell Carstens, a 25-year resident of Brookhaven, said she is frustrated the city made little effort to find places to cut costs instead of raising the rate.
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“Poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poll. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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