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
The former state attorney general is now polling at the top of the field in the June 2 primary with Republican Fox News pundit Steve Hilton, followed by Steyer.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Bianco is polling at about 11%, while Porter is at about 10%.
—James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
In March, Becerra was polling at just 3%, according to another Emerson survey.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 14 May 2026
Since no candidate is currently polling near the 50% required to win outright, the race will likely proceed to a November runoff between the top two finishers.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Politicians are polling, strategizing — and agonizing.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
And this also explains some of the fear that Reform, which is hovering around the twenties in national polls, could potentially lead the next government, whereas the German far-right party, the AfD, is also polling in the twenties but has no chance to form the next government.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Now, the Tories are polling in distant second place with 18% and have little chance of scooping up many seats.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026
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.
—Isabel Vincent, Vanity Fair, 27 Apr. 2026
Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Bianco is polling at about 11%, while Porter is at about 10%.
—James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
In March, Becerra was polling at just 3%, according to another Emerson survey.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 14 May 2026
Since no candidate is currently polling near the 50% required to win outright, the race will likely proceed to a November runoff between the top two finishers.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Politicians are polling, strategizing — and agonizing.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
And this also explains some of the fear that Reform, which is hovering around the twenties in national polls, could potentially lead the next government, whereas the German far-right party, the AfD, is also polling in the twenties but has no chance to form the next government.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Now, the Tories are polling in distant second place with 18% and have little chance of scooping up many seats.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026
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.
—Isabel Vincent, Vanity Fair, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polling
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Morrison has covered stories worldwide, interviewing everyone from presidents and prime ministers, student protesters under fire in Tiananmen Square, to criminals, teachers, artists, actors and authors.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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State investigators arrived on scene and conducted a joint investigation into the shooting with FBI agents, interviewing Castro and another ICE officer.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The people who stand to gain the most from this record-setting refresh rate are high-level competitors with PCs that can push extremely high frame rates, for whom shaving down the smallest fractions of latency can make a real difference.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 May 2026
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In practical terms, that is roughly a 1–2 percent reduction in total mission velocity change, which is the equivalent of shaving a few liters off every hundred liters in a long-distance road trip.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Recruitment staff are surveying several options with a view to signing at least two, possibly three, players in the knowledge that the centre of the team has long needed a significant rebuild.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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One prompted stories of an old cowboy sitting alone on a porch, surveying a ghost town; another prompted stories about a sun rising over a meadow, where tiny creatures awakened and started to frolic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Or are the Red Sox better off cutting their losses, selling their pending free agents and looking ahead to 2027?—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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For fiscal year 2026, the administration proposed cutting NOAA’s budget by roughly 25 percent and eliminating the agency's research arm, the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, the division that houses much of its climate work.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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There was also, again strangely, slightly more clipping on show in very bright areas in the Bravia 9 II’s Standard and Movie presets than there was on the original Bravia 9, even though the Bravia 9 II actually displayed less clipping than its predecessor in Professional mode.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Manager Dave Roberts said the ball mostly hit the pad on Ohtani's hand before clipping his pinkie finger.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Protective measures range from trimming at-risk tree branches to replacing flimsy exterior doors with stronger ones.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Michael is stepping into a really key role trimming the wing, which is probably one of the harder roles on the F50.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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“Polling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polling. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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