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
Billionaire Tom Steyer, who had been polling near the top of the leaderboard for California governor, sank more than $213 million of his own money into what now increasingly looks like a futile bid.
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026
Webster is currently polling second, with 18%, while McLeod sits at 6%.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Fujimori had been polling a few points ahead, with around a quarter of voters still undecided, but Reuters reports Sánchez could have narrowed the gap in the last week.
—Simeon Tegel, NPR, 6 June 2026
Winners 1) Xavier Becerra — Only two months ago, the low-key former California attorney general was polling at just 5%, stuck in a distant sixth place in the governor’s race and one of the candidates party leaders were hinting should drop out.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Just two months ago, Becerra was polling at just 5% in the primary in a Berkeley/IGS Poll.
—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
Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026
Webster is currently polling second, with 18%, while McLeod sits at 6%.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Fujimori had been polling a few points ahead, with around a quarter of voters still undecided, but Reuters reports Sánchez could have narrowed the gap in the last week.
—Simeon Tegel, NPR, 6 June 2026
Winners 1) Xavier Becerra — Only two months ago, the low-key former California attorney general was polling at just 5%, stuck in a distant sixth place in the governor’s race and one of the candidates party leaders were hinting should drop out.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Just two months ago, Becerra was polling at just 5% in the primary in a Berkeley/IGS Poll.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polling
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Two of them are quietly interviewing elsewhere.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Each episode features Rahma interviewing and playing games with Toyota drivers like Bubba Wallace, Christopher Bell, Jade Avedisian, and Chase Briscoe.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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In October, the feds announced a sweeping investigation into NBA point-shaving rings tied to the mafia.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 June 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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Under a tree stand two campus police officers in full gear and sunglasses, arms folded across their chests, surveying the crowd.—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The final phase will relocate these tests over communities, with NASA surveying residents on their impressions of the airplane’s noise.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
6 June 2026
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There is also more cutting required of bloomed flowers to initiate another flush, and more cleaning up and cutting secondary branches in spring.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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Barr rightly notes that current capital standards were already near the low end of what academic research identifies as optimal; cutting further tips the balance toward fragility, not strength.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Incidents of planes clipping each other's wings on the ground are not uncommon.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Steve came to Matthew and me with a news clipping about this weird thing that happened down in Houston.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Maintaining your yard by mowing, removing leaf litter, and trimming vegetation reduces tick habitats.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Here where to find more information on tree trimming policies.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Polling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polling. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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