POLLED Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

polled

verb

past tense of poll

as in surveyed

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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Relevance

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reported

as in shaved

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 polled But he's now statistically tied with Rubio, who is the top choice of 35% of Republican voters who were polled. —

Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 May 2026 When the 16 coaches were informally polled about doubling the size of the playoff field during one of their sessions at the Big 12 spring meetings, all of them raised their hands. —

ABC News, 28 May 2026 Kohl's lost 13 cents per share, compared to analysts polled by FactSet's expectations for a loss of 19 cents. —

Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 May 2026 Meanwhile, housing advocate Rae Chen Huang polled with 9% support from likely voters surveyed, and tech entrepreneur Adam Miller had 5% support from likely voters surveyed. —

City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026 But more importantly, nearly 1 in 5 voters polled had not made their minds up in the race between a Republican and Talarico. —

Megan Pratz, NPR, 27 May 2026 Hilton, a former Fox News host, has an even more sizable lead over the other major Republican candidate, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who polled at 13%. —

Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026 No candidate has polled higher than 20-some percent — a testament to how many are in the running, but also an indication that none of them has truly captured the zeitgeist of today’s California. —

Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026 According to reports, Trump has previously polled the possibility of Vance and Rubio appearing together on a 2028 Republican ticket during private dinners and meetings with guests at the White House. —

Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 May 2026

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Emerson surveyed 1,000 likely voters May 27-28 and reported a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points, meaning Steyer and Hilton are effectively tied, with 4% of those polled still undecided.

— Josh Meyer, USA Today, 31 May 2026
This year, the average wedding will cost $34,200, per The Knot, which surveyed over 10,000 couples who got married in 2025.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 30 May 2026