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as in interviews
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
we canvassed people all over town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling program
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as in debates
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
canvassed all the items on the agenda
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Recent Examples of canvasses
The quarterly survey canvasses the views from a sample of chief financial officers on the CNBC CFO Council.
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Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
Johnson said her staff canvasses neighborhoods several days a week to help connect them to resources.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 22 May 2024
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Peter Mishler interviews Maurice Riordan.—
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Ayla Mooro interviews the pair and charts their rise in Rolling Stone Middle East.—
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This lesson matters today as the international community debates the future of Venezuela.—
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History debates The earlier 1870s period, when Levis Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the rivet, is an era in denim history which has many holes.—
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The report surveys a total of 1,900 films released between 2007 and 2025.—
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China surveys roughly 3,200 manufacturers and 4,300 non-manufacturing firms for the monthly PMI readings, which are seasonally adjusted and considered a leading indicator for economic momentum.—
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Continue reading … PUT ON NOTICE – Trump discusses expansion of drug cartel crackdown, issues grim warning to Iran.—
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Zhao discusses the grieving mother’s inability to let Hamnet go.—
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“Canvasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvasses. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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