1
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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2
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
Before stepping aside to support Trump in August 2024, Kennedy was polling at 9 to 12% in key battleground states like Arizona and Virginia—the strongest showing for any third-party candidate.
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Isabel Vincent, Vanity Fair, 27 Apr. 2026
Leaning hard into progressive causes and issues, Steyer is polling close to suddenly surging former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who like Becerra was polling at single-digits in the governor’s race, recently blasted Becerra’s handling of child trafficking while Becerra was former president Joe Biden’s Secretary of Health and Human Services.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
In Emerson College's Inside California Politics poll, Becerra is now polling at 10%, a seven-point jump since March.
—Tom Wait, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The station said only candidates polling at 5% in the three months before the primary would be eligible.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The order flipped in 1970, polling 38% for football and 19% for baseball.
—Steve Doerschuk, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That could be considered good news for the slew of Democrats who remain in the running, and even the two Republicans currently polling near the top.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who, like Mahan, has also been polling toward the bottom of the pack, released a new ad Monday morning that will air on streaming platforms across California and on television in certain markets.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Isabel Vincent, Vanity Fair, 27 Apr. 2026
Leaning hard into progressive causes and issues, Steyer is polling close to suddenly surging former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who like Becerra was polling at single-digits in the governor’s race, recently blasted Becerra’s handling of child trafficking while Becerra was former president Joe Biden’s Secretary of Health and Human Services.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
In Emerson College's Inside California Politics poll, Becerra is now polling at 10%, a seven-point jump since March.
—Tom Wait, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The station said only candidates polling at 5% in the three months before the primary would be eligible.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The order flipped in 1970, polling 38% for football and 19% for baseball.
—Steve Doerschuk, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That could be considered good news for the slew of Democrats who remain in the running, and even the two Republicans currently polling near the top.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who, like Mahan, has also been polling toward the bottom of the pack, released a new ad Monday morning that will air on streaming platforms across California and on television in certain markets.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polling
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From speaking to trainers and owners on the walkover to the paddock to interviewing the winning jockey on horseback, Brothers has been front and center for some of the most emotional moments of NBC’s horse racing coverage.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The Regina Hicks murder case remained unsolved for decades until a cold case team from the Ohio Attorney General's Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation took over and began re-interviewing key witnesses.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Back in the day, scandals typically were point-shaving schemes that involved shadowy figures bribing athletes.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Fairley also intends to plead guilty in a separate NCAA point-shaving case in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania over allegedly recruiting players who would accept bribes to influence games, the documents showed.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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The show is a culinary guessing game, where bakers must decode and decipher what type of dessert was made after surveying small clues like crumbs and food trails.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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Many of us have dreamed of stepping into Carrie Bradshaw’s walk-in closet and surveying a sea of Manolo Blahnik shoe boxes.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2026
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The 76ers got small cushions, with the Celtics cutting it to a point three additional times.—
Kyle Hightower,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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School systems typically cope with declining enrollment by closing schools and cutting staff, among other options.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Vikki Papagno holds up a newspaper clipping from her scrapbook.—
Mary Murphy,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Shoppers also claim that the D-ring built into the rim of the bag is a useful feature for clipping keys onto so that they don’t get buried inside.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Tried to listen online while the neighbor made enough noise cutting and trimming his yard during the entire game.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Steve Anderson was trimming a tree near a power line with his 17-year-old son on Saturday, April 18, when the accident occurred, according to Fox affiliate KOKI.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Polling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polling. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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