1
as in to survey
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 to shave
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 poll
Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
But a recent poll showed Coloradans aren't happy with either party right now.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
In October, a subcommittee formed by Lawson-Remer to study the county’s finances began trying to hire a consultant to poll voters on the question.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Suffolk University released a poll in November showing that one in three Massachusetts voters has at least thought about moving out of the Bay State due to concerns about the rising cost of living in the past year.
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Just 36 percent of Americans polled in a Gallup end of year survey approve of the President’s job performance.
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Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.—
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
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Construction goes digital To examine the full construction process, from surveying existing buildings and digital planning to on-site execution, architects, civil engineers, designers and computer scientists at the university are working closely with industry partners.—
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These are usually metal stakes, inserted in the ground by the crew that surveyed your property.—
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Piza’s research showed that ShotSpotter alerts shaved off roughly 90 seconds from Kansas City police response time, but did not minimize gun violence or improve solve rates for cases occurring in the area where it is installed.—
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They are created by taking a lamb or sheep pelt and tanning its hide—that would be the sheepskin part of the equation—while also shaving down its wool, aka, the shearling, to a uniform length.—
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He was tagged and pictured holding a skull on the group page, ABC 6 reported.—
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Investigators later searched the Ephrata home and storage unit of Jonathan Christ Gerlach, 34, and reported finding more than 100 human skulls, long bones, mummified hands and feet, two decomposing torsos and other skeletal items.—
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Detroit Lions' Kelvin Sheppard is expected to interview for the Miami Dolphins head coaching job after serving one season as defensive coordinator, a source told CBS News Detroit's Rachel Hopmayer.—
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The Falcons also interviewed former Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel on Monday, while McDaniel also interviewed with the Cleveland Browns.—
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Earlier in the night, Alisha Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov defended their pairs title despite a couple of mistakes, including a scary moment when Mitrofanov was nearly clipped by Efimova’s skate.—
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Late in the first, Hartman clipped former Gophers captain Ben Meyers in the Seattle offensive zone, and was whistled for tripping.—
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Carolina cut the lead 17-14 at halftime after a 1-yard touchdown run by Hubbard and a 16-yard scramble by Young, the second-longest TD run of his career.—
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This same staff cut him to make room for a waiver-wire claim before the start of the 2024 season.—
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Placing humidity domes or clear plastic over seedling pots and trays helps conserve moisture levels to some degree.—
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The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.—
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“Poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poll. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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