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present participle of poll
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1
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
Synonyms for polling
- canvassing
- (also canvasing),
- interviewing,
- soliciting,
- surveying
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2
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
- time to poll the sheep's wool
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“Polling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polling. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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