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Synonyms: Noun
bean, block [slang], dome, head, mazard (or mazzard) [chiefly dialect], nob, noddle, noggin, noodle, nut [slang], pate
Synonyms: Verb
canvass (also canvas), interview, solicit, survey
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Examples of poll in a Sentence
Noun
The magazine conducted a poll to find out the favorite 100 movies of all time. A recent poll shows a decrease in the number of teenagers who smoke. The polls are open until 8:00 tonight.Verb
About half of the people polled had tried smoking. The conservative candidate polled more than 10,000 votes in the last election.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The poll was conducted before the Odessa shooting happened on Aug. 31. — BostonGlobe.com, "Ninety percent of poll respondents said they were in favor of requiring background checks,," 10 Sep. 2019 The poll never lies, which could be bad news for human kids. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "One Third of Pet-Owning Parents Prefer Their Furry Friends over Their Kids, Survey Finds," 10 Sep. 2019 Last week’s result: Lost to Minnesota, 28-12 This week: vs. Philadelphia Biggest drop from our preseason poll. — The Mmqb Staff, SI.com, "NFL Power Rankings Poll Week 2: Vikings, Ravens, Titans Climb; Steelers, Browns Plunge," 10 Sep. 2019 No, but hell, the same can be said of many of the polls now that are largely centered on name recognition. — Michael Arceneaux, Essence, "Opinion: If Bernie Sanders Hates The Media, His New Media Plan Is A Funny Way To Show It," 10 Sep. 2019 The poll was conducted from Sept. 2-8 and has a 1 percentage point margin of error. — Fortune, "Biden Has Double-Digit Lead Over Rival Dems in New Morning Consult Poll," 10 Sep. 2019 Bessemer City 35-27 This week's fan poll features more than a dozen players, including a running back who threw for more than 400 yards, a running back who ran for more than 250 yards and a kicker who made four field goals. — Josh Bean | [email protected], al, "Birmingham HS football picks: Can Clay-Chalkville knock off Pinson Valley?," 10 Sep. 2019 But her numbers have since plateaued, placing her in fourth place in most polls. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Kamala Harris draws upon background in unveiling criminal justice plan," 9 Sep. 2019 The showing by the Trojans was enough to propel them into the latest USA TODAY/Amway Coaches poll at No. — Michelle Gardner, azcentral, "Former Desert Mountain QB Kedon Slovis propels USC past Stanford, into national rankings," 9 Sep. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Six hundred likely Democratic primary voters in the state were polled and 61% preferred Hickenlooper, compared to 10% for Mike Johnston and 8% for Andrew Romanoff. — Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, "Hickenlooper would have a massive lead in Senate primary, poll finds," 12 Aug. 2019 Background check measures were supported by the vast majority of both Democrats and Republicans who were polled. — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, "Trump approval rating drops following mass shootings in latest Fox News poll," 8 Aug. 2019 South Division breakdown: Utah 206 points USC 167 points While 35 media members took part in the Pac 12 poll, 260 media members were polled for the SEC preseason poll. — Mark Heim | [email protected], al.com, "Utah chosen over Oregon, Auburn’s first opponent, by 1 vote to win Pac-12 in media poll," 24 July 2019 But when residents are polled, more than half respond saying that poor bicycle lanes keep them from riding. — Copenhagenize Design Co., WIRED, "The 20 Most Bike-Friendly Cities on the Planet, Ranked," 27 June 2019 Opponents of the move will have a chance to testify before the commission at a hearing that will likely happen in August or perhaps October, and all taxpaying residents will be polled by LAFCO. — J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Plans to dissolve volunteer fire department in Julian draws a protest," 1 June 2018 In 2014, 67% of competitive races at this point had been polled by gold standard pollsters. — Harry Enten, CNN, "There's a surprising lack of good polling in this year's key Senate races," 20 May 2018 That is a new low for Trump in the Roanoke poll, down from a peak approval rating of 38 percent of Virginia adults overall when the college polled in February. — Washington Post, "Trump approval hits new low among Virginians in Roanoke College poll," 26 Aug. 2019 Klobuchar, who has polled in single digits in recent national polls, has seen a number of her Democratic challengers campaigning in her home state. — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, "Klobuchar brings presidential campaign to Minnesota State Fair," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'poll.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.