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
Just two months ago, Becerra was polling at just 5% in the primary in a Berkeley/IGS Poll.
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Philip Wang, Time, 2 June 2026
The strategy failed, leaving her with less than 7 percent of the vote despite polling close to De la Espriella earlier in the campaign.
—Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
And Steyer is still polling behind Becerra.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Cepeda is polling neck and neck with the far-right politician Abelardo de la Espriella, a lawyer who has never held public office.
—Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 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, 27 May 2026
No other candidates were polling in double digits.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Pratt has now overtaken council member Nithya Raman and is polling at 22 percent while Bass leads with 30 percent.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 May 2026
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.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Philip Wang, Time, 2 June 2026
The strategy failed, leaving her with less than 7 percent of the vote despite polling close to De la Espriella earlier in the campaign.
—Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
And Steyer is still polling behind Becerra.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Cepeda is polling neck and neck with the far-right politician Abelardo de la Espriella, a lawyer who has never held public office.
—Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 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, 27 May 2026
No other candidates were polling in double digits.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Pratt has now overtaken council member Nithya Raman and is polling at 22 percent while Bass leads with 30 percent.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 May 2026
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.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 20 May 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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Fairley also admitted Thursday to placing wagers and recruiting and bribing college basketball players to underperform in games in a separate NCAA point-shaving case brought by federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
28 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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Beyond surveying medical experts for their study, Pope and Dhaliwal purchased turkesterone supplements from several different suppliers and found that their quality varied wildly.—
T.M. Brown,
CNN Money,
28 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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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
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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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