1
as in interviews
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 clips
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 polls
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Tight Senate race between Paxton and Talarico New polls show the Texas Senate race between Paxton and Talarico remains very tight with four months until the November midterm election.
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CBS News,
30 June 2026
Even if polls point to a majority, a potential coalition spanning left, right, center and Arab parties would face real difficulty forming a government – and keeping it together.
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Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
The fastest way to improve on camera is to make the audience part of the conversation through live questions, reactions and polls.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
And, as of June, the Party’s leader, Pauline Hanson, has overtaken Albanese as the preferred Prime Minister in national polls.
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Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Bass’ handling of the Palisades fire, beginning with her absence from the city, has had a long-lasting, negative impact on voters’ opinions of her, with polls repeatedly showing high unfavorability ratings.
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Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Voters in both parties prefer federal oversight of prediction markets to state oversight, according to a pair of polls commissioned by the industry’s Coalition for Prediction Markets and shared first with Semafor.
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Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
Some recent polls show that the public is against data centers in their communities.
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Brian Sullivan,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
In a Paxton-Talarico contest, Paxton polls well among the same demographic as Cornyn does.
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Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
The only other woman and the only Hispanic in the race, Yahoo News puts her at 12% overall, with 16% of Hispanics and 19% of 18-29 voters, groups with which Harris also polls well.
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Keith Naughton,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
But Finns’ willingness to defend their country also polls far higher than in most other countries, especially in Europe.
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Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
The report used data from the Illinois State Board of Education’s 5Essentials Survey, which polls students, families and teachers across the state on school climate.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
This semantic squishiness is a result of The Game Awards' outsourced voting process, which polls over 150 international media outlets (including NPR) to determine a list of nominees.
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James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
12 Dec. 2025
Unlike the first movie, for which Phoenix, 51, won his first Academy Award, Folie à Deux saw disappointing box office results and received a D rating from CinemaScore, which polls moviegoers after seeing a movie to aggregate reactions.
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Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
13 Nov. 2025
New York — One of the only things that polls worse than the Trump economy is the president’s almost unprecedented use of tariffs.
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Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
In 2025, polls showed Bennet, a three-term senator, leading the primary by as much has 31 percentage points.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Tight Senate race between Paxton and Talarico New polls show the Texas Senate race between Paxton and Talarico remains very tight with four months until the November midterm election.
—
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Even if polls point to a majority, a potential coalition spanning left, right, center and Arab parties would face real difficulty forming a government – and keeping it together.
—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
The fastest way to improve on camera is to make the audience part of the conversation through live questions, reactions and polls.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
And, as of June, the Party’s leader, Pauline Hanson, has overtaken Albanese as the preferred Prime Minister in national polls.
—
Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Bass’ handling of the Palisades fire, beginning with her absence from the city, has had a long-lasting, negative impact on voters’ opinions of her, with polls repeatedly showing high unfavorability ratings.
—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Voters in both parties prefer federal oversight of prediction markets to state oversight, according to a pair of polls commissioned by the industry’s Coalition for Prediction Markets and shared first with Semafor.
—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
Some recent polls show that the public is against data centers in their communities.
—
Brian Sullivan,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Verb
The annual research project polls hundreds of podcast creators on their sentiment, pain points, and scoring for the major listening platforms.
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Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
In a Paxton-Talarico contest, Paxton polls well among the same demographic as Cornyn does.
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Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
The only other woman and the only Hispanic in the race, Yahoo News puts her at 12% overall, with 16% of Hispanics and 19% of 18-29 voters, groups with which Harris also polls well.
—
Keith Naughton,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
But Finns’ willingness to defend their country also polls far higher than in most other countries, especially in Europe.
—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
The report used data from the Illinois State Board of Education’s 5Essentials Survey, which polls students, families and teachers across the state on school climate.
—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
This semantic squishiness is a result of The Game Awards' outsourced voting process, which polls over 150 international media outlets (including NPR) to determine a list of nominees.
—
James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
12 Dec. 2025
Unlike the first movie, for which Phoenix, 51, won his first Academy Award, Folie à Deux saw disappointing box office results and received a D rating from CinemaScore, which polls moviegoers after seeing a movie to aggregate reactions.
—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
13 Nov. 2025
New York — One of the only things that polls worse than the Trump economy is the president’s almost unprecedented use of tariffs.
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Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polls
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One couple slept on the grass with umbrellas over their heads and just two thin blankets for cover on what turned out to be a cooler night than expected following a London heatwave where temperatures soared to 95 degrees.
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Despite the lack of goals, the game was exciting with end-to-end runs and missed chances that left fans of both teams groaning and burying their heads in their hands.
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Bunnie Xo interviews a wide range of personalities, from country music artists like her husband to published authors and social media figures.
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Deirdre O’Mahony interviews Irish farmers who’ve likewise watched their labor and craft ravaged by capitalism, but turns their woes into a memorable libretto set to striking aerial views of their fields.
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This compact tote folds into a small pouch that clips directly onto your keys and expands into a functional bag when needed.
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Joe Rodon clips a pass over the top of the Brentford defence for Calvert-Lewin to contest.
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An additional 29 canine skulls, hundreds of bones, and 91 microchips were recovered from the scene, Honsal said during the June 29 news conference.
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There’s a bug-eyed rabbit, a blue donkey and several variations of what appear to be skulls.
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The company organizes thousands of AI agents into statistically representative populations—each agent assigned an age, an income, a zip code, a gender, among other things—and surveys them in place of human respondents.
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Sartori surveys the lagoon weekly by boat for signs of nesting, which would indicate a self-sustaining Venetian colony.
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Zillow says that a pale pink bathroom could lose you up to $6,013, while a pale pink kitchen shaves an extra $4,201 off potential buyers' offers.
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The decision to move elections to November shaves several months off the existing terms of the mayor, vice mayor and commissioners.
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Her lab has found even modest additions to the diet — a handful of nuts or an avocado — can enrich certain beneficial bacteria over the course of a few weeks.
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Including foods like avocado, olive oil, nuts, or seeds can make your meal more satisfying and may also stimulate digestion.
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For example, a recent study found that remote workers coming to the office one day a month increases productivity by 8% and cuts attrition by a third while boosting job satisfaction and improving communication.
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Costa to the rescue once again in the 67th minute as Jhon Arias cuts inside from the right and plays it back wide to Santiago Arias.
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“Polls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polls. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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