POLLING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

polling

verb

present participle of poll

as in interviewing

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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Relevance

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reporting

as in shaving

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 polling The race for the Democratic nomination is fast becoming crowded with a pack of possible rivals for the former Chicago mayor that are polling far higher than him, including Govs. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026 Trump is currently polling at about 38% according to The New York Times 2026 poll tracker. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 Perry Johnson, multimillionaire and former gubernatorial candidate, is still vying for the seat, polling 8 points behind James, while 17% of Republican voters are still undecided. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 At Thursday’s news conference, Angulo called the survey a first of its kind and noted the challenges in polling a largely undocumented workforce. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Focus groups are not polling, so there isn't anything scientifically significant to draw from these conversations. — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 16 July 2026 Brothers of Italy is polling near 27%, up from 23% at the last election. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026 By comparison, Labour is currently polling at just 19 percent nationally. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 Technology leaders who have taken the podium as graduation speakers of late may have figured out AI evangelizing isn’t polling well with young professionals, and tweaked their messaging accordingly. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 15 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for polling

Verb

Investigators believe Rocha chose the vehicles at random after interviewing the victims and determining that none of them had any connection to her.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Cheryl SchererDiane Scherer-Morris In this case, refusing to stop means re-examining leads, reviewing evidence, and re-interviewing names from the box.

— Dateline NBC, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of interviewing

Verb

With competition so fierce in the race to build and release the latest AI models however, the expediency of shaving off every possible drag on speed trumps all.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Kath is competitive only about things that matter, like logging steps or shaving her legs, and the game had no bearing on her reality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of shaving

Verb

The National Weather Service remains on site in Illinois and Indiana, surveying storm damage and looking to identify any other tornadoes.

— Albert Ramon, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Meteorologist Scott Baker said the weather service was surveying damage Tuesday for more information, including confirmation of more tornadoes.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of surveying

Verb

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie livestreamed a ribbon-cutting ceremony early Thursday as the new Grocery Outlet store opened its doors.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Torrents overwhelmed infrastructure, cutting power to tens of thousands of homes, flooding about 170 houses and blocking roads, while a landslide hit Togane and muddy water inundated cars and railway tracks.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of cutting

Verb

Algorithmic video feeds have accelerated this transition, as more and more podcast companies see clipping for TikTok and the like as the primary discovery method for podcasts — and, in some cases, whole brands.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Aug. 2026
His platform pays armies of short-form video clippers to flood feeds for brands, the model behind the clipping farms driving fintech marketing and crypto gambling's viral machine.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of clipping

Verb

Haskell's team is also staying high in quality and coupons, trimming lower-coupon exposures in favor of those that are upward of 5% that the firm thinks are better poised to handle periods of market uncertainty.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Cut the fennel bulbs into quarters, trimming just a bit of the core (leave enough to hold the layers together), then slice thin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of trimming

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