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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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
Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the night, the combative progressive suggested the results would not be known until Wednesday or later after the Texas Supreme Court blocked a Dallas judge who ordered polls to stay open two extra hours after complaints from voters who were turned away.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
But the Texas Supreme Court, at the behest of state Attorney General Ken Paxton, ruled the Dallas County ballots cast after the original close of polls had to be separated from other ballots.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The United States is now engaged in an active and controversial military war with Iran which, according to multiple national polls, 6 out of 10 Americans oppose.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Based on polls, Trump has a long way to go.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Trump has said his administration will use other legal authorities to impose similar or even stiffer tariffs, despite polls showing his tariffs are unpopular.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Swalwell has some momentum and is the leading Democrat in most polls, although his numbers are only in the teens.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Collins’s leading challenger, Janet Mills, steps ahead +1 in most polls.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
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.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Analysts say the older turnout could benefit Cuomo, who polls better with that demographic—but caution that Sliwa also performs well among older voters, potentially splitting support.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The quarterly survey, which polls executives across manufacturing and services, suggests companies see price pressures easing modestly.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Trailing in most polls to a center-right challenger who has promised to restore Hungary's Western alliances and end its dependence on Russian energy, Orbán has ramped up unfounded accusations that Kyiv and the European Union seek to bankrupt Hungary by forcing it to financially assist Ukraine.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Earlier in the night, the combative progressive suggested the results would not be known until Wednesday or later after the Texas Supreme Court blocked a Dallas judge who ordered polls to stay open two extra hours after complaints from voters who were turned away.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
But the Texas Supreme Court, at the behest of state Attorney General Ken Paxton, ruled the Dallas County ballots cast after the original close of polls had to be separated from other ballots.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The United States is now engaged in an active and controversial military war with Iran which, according to multiple national polls, 6 out of 10 Americans oppose.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Based on polls, Trump has a long way to go.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Trump has said his administration will use other legal authorities to impose similar or even stiffer tariffs, despite polls showing his tariffs are unpopular.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Swalwell has some momentum and is the leading Democrat in most polls, although his numbers are only in the teens.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Collins’s leading challenger, Janet Mills, steps ahead +1 in most polls.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Analysts say the older turnout could benefit Cuomo, who polls better with that demographic—but caution that Sliwa also performs well among older voters, potentially splitting support.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The quarterly survey, which polls executives across manufacturing and services, suggests companies see price pressures easing modestly.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polls
Noun
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Video circulating on social media shows tense moments inside the cabin as passengers were instructed to put their heads down and raise their hands while armed officers entered the plane.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Members of the mother’s group, Walker’s family and advocates, held hands and in unison bowed their heads to listen.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One student journalist at Oberlin candidly interviews players on her school's team.—
Janet W. Lee,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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His latest buzzy endeavor is Famous Last Words, in which Falchuk interviews a notable figure with the understanding that the conversation will be released on Netflix only after the participant has died.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The holder clips right to your pack or waders and keeps everything in a neat, easy-to-dispense stack.—
Francesca Krempa,
Outside,
23 Dec. 2025
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The carry handles each have a magnetic piece that then clips together to form a single bar to grasp.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dire wolves resemble gray wolves but were larger, heavier and had broader skulls and more powerful teeth than their surviving relatives.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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Expect to see buffalo skulls and hear Willie Nelson tunes.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Even with the increases, Miami-area prices remain under $3 a gallon and are 28 cents lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy, a national fuel monitoring service that surveys nearly 1,700 stations in South Florida.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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The report surveys a total of 1,900 films released between 2007 and 2025.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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One of the highlights is the bread cart rolled out at the beginning of the meal, right after the waiter shaves off a roll of unctuous French butter from a huge golden mound.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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After consultations with superiors, the jail superintendent has sent for a barber, who shaves the man gently, making sure to clear the fuzz from his earlobes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The devices, Tisch said at a Saturday news conference, were smaller than a football and appeared to be a jar wrapped in black tape that contained nuts, bolts, and screws, along with a hobby fuse that could be lit.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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The devices were wrapped in black tape with nuts, bolts and screws, as well as a fuse.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The footage inside the silicone throat was shot weeks prior; when the camera cuts to Howard, production used scopes of different lengths to indicate how far the tube may have gone down his throat.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Usually when the economy is unsteady and the job market is weakening, the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to give things a boost.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Polls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polls. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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