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
Nicole Russell, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
When polls closed, Maduro rushed to claim victory—a claim the opposition forcefully disputed, showing proof that González had won in a landslide.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Less than a year before the midterm elections, Republicans hold a polling edge compared to Democrats, who, on average, have a 4 percentage point lead over the GOP in generic congressional ballot polls, per RealClearPolitics.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
Other polls showed a similar partisan divide.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
An average of recent polls from the New York Times reveals similar findings.
—Margie Cullen, The Providence Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
Among several polls, one from the Pew Research Center out earlier this year showed that conservatives under 50 were increasingly skeptical of Israel.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Eastern Time Tuesday, just over half an hour after polls closed.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
But no other Republican senator seat in Harris-won or single-digit Trump seats are up for reelection next year, meaning Democrats must compete in states like Texas, where polls point to a potentially competitive race, to have a chance at winning control of the chamber.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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
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Leadership like this is unorthodox, perhaps, but many Americans support it, as polls show.
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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.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for polls
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So uncompromising as to turn hard heads into soft behinds.—
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Wiser heads, though, can see that the fraud also robbed funds from those who needed them the most and that rooting out fraud should not be a partisan issue.—
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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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The carry handles each have a magnetic piece that then clips together to form a single bar to grasp.—
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For messing up, Martha clips Gabriel’s wings, forcing him to live life as a human, with a new casual wardrobe to match and a taste for fast food.—
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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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The players all pair up, with one of them getting locked in a cage while their partner has to find and stack ten skulls to free them.—
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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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Hockey players cut more, so Emmet shaves deeper.—
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To achieve this, Hank takes control in the dynamic and shaves Aaron’s entire body.—
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The next slide showed a mouthwatering array of meats, cheeses, crudite and nuts set for snacking on, along with bottles of Haack's champagne line, Clé Cachée, chilling behind an array of glasses.—
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For instance, nuts, seeds, nut butters, and chocolate are more prone to oxidation, which can lead to rancid flavors or a gritty texture.—
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In September, cuts to subsea cables in the Red Sea caused disruptions to Microsoft's Azure cloud service.—
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Together with fellow oligarch Gennadiy Bogolyubov, who cuts a comparatively lower profile, Kolomoisky amassed a sizable portfolio.—
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“Polls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polls. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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