as in interviewers
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information
he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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Recent Examples of pollsters
More broadly, 61% of survey respondents said the country was moving in the wrong direction, marking a 7-point increase since the pollsters last asked the question in March.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Another 12% told pollsters healthcare, and 8% said immigration.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
UMass pollsters surveyed 800 respondents, with 416 Democrats and 183 Republicans or pure independents.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
The blue tide washed further than most pollsters had predicted.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, with soaring inflation and skyrocketing prices, pollsters said the economy is the very issue that could pull these voters back.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The New Digital Twins Today’s technologies can answer questions the pollsters didn’t even ask.
—Adam Bai, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
His approval rating has remained around 40%, with some pollsters reporting a few points higher, according to recent polls.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
His approval rating has remained steady around 40%, with some pollsters reporting a few points higher, according to several recent polls nationally and at the state level.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Another 12% told pollsters healthcare, and 8% said immigration.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
UMass pollsters surveyed 800 respondents, with 416 Democrats and 183 Republicans or pure independents.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
The blue tide washed further than most pollsters had predicted.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, with soaring inflation and skyrocketing prices, pollsters said the economy is the very issue that could pull these voters back.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The New Digital Twins Today’s technologies can answer questions the pollsters didn’t even ask.
—Adam Bai, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
His approval rating has remained around 40%, with some pollsters reporting a few points higher, according to recent polls.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
His approval rating has remained steady around 40%, with some pollsters reporting a few points higher, according to several recent polls nationally and at the state level.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pollsters
interviewers
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Hiring has rapidly changed since AI agents and interviewers came into the picture.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Investigators are working to catalog evidence from the ruins of the church and interviewing dozens of victims and witnesses, with the help of victim specialists, child advocates, forensic interviewers and local partners, according to FBI acting special agent in charge Reuben Coleman.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Pollsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollsters. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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