POLLING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

polling

verb

present participle of poll

as in interviewing

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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reporting

as in shaving

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 polling Merz's Christian Democratic Union was significantly behind, polling 18% and losing about half its support. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 The party's anti-establishment appeal is no longer confined to eastern Germany; at the federal level, the party is also polling first. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026 That was far ahead of Merz’s Christian Democratic Union which was seen polling 18% and losing about half its support. — Geir Moulson, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 All other mainstream parties in Saxony-Anhalt are polling at 54% combined, according to Infratest dimap. — Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 Since the start of training camp, The Athletic has been polling general managers, high-ranking executives, head coaches, coordinators and other coaches for our fifth annual survey about the upcoming season. — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The good news for Democrats is that most people don’t actually know Piker; polling from earlier this year showed that 60 percent of likely voters have never heard of him. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026 Sununu is polling far ahead of Brown, averaging a 33-percentage-point lead, according to RealClearPolitics‘ poll aggregation. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026 And the people — the candidates that are polling the best right now are offering an alternative vision, and are speaking to the economic concerns of the voters. — NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

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Observe the work for 30 to 60 days rather than interviewing people about it.

— Manish Garg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Strahan is interviewing Ariana Grande, who just became engaged to Davidson, for ABC News.

— Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of interviewing

Verb

The 23-year-old and his Serbia team-mates won the Davis Cup for the first time in December 2010, and fulfilled a promise by shaving their heads in celebration.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Go bananas with shaving cream Have your kids hop into a dry bathtub with their swimsuit on.

— Michelle Crouch, Parents, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of shaving

Verb

Chilean and international researchers surveying the country's major breeding colonies in 2024 and 2025 found a 63% drop in active nests compared to the same sites three years earlier.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
This year, Funai, Brazil’s Indigenous affairs agency, has been surveying non-Indigenous occupants and setting aside funds to compensate them for moving out.

— Marina Dias, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of surveying

Verb

Trading firms began using low-latency (shorter delay) technology and co-locating servers inside exchange data centers, cutting trade execution times to milliseconds and making speed itself a competitive advantage.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Jet fuel costs have skyrocketed, too, leading airlines to hike airfare and baggage fees while cutting less profitable flights.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of cutting

Verb

Rebroadcasting, clipping or other uses are not permitted without licensing.

— Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 21 Aug. 2026
Mastering the clipping economy Some of Ossoff’s newfound fans know him mostly from clips — one or two-minute-long videos that travel wide and far on social media platforms.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of clipping

Verb

Landlords Even before legislation banning institutional investors from purchasing more single-family homes became law, the eight largest Wall Street landlords were trimming their portfolios.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
The changes include cutting small teams consisting of one to two reports by nearly half and trimming employees seven steps away from the CEO by 20%.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of trimming

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