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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.
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The poll shows a majority of Americans share this view regardless of their gender, ethnicity, economic class, region, or political party affiliation. — NBC News, "Younger Americans now less likely to prioritize patriotism, religion, children," 27 Aug. 2019 An Emerson national poll released Tuesday showed Bernie Sanders winning a head-to-head matchup, too. — Fortune, "Joe Biden Isn’t the Only Democrat Who Could Beat Donald Trump in 2020," 27 Aug. 2019 As the economy tanks, Trump’s poll numbers will also stumble, risking a pattern that could grow worse and worse. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Trump Previews His Response to the Next Recession," 27 Aug. 2019 The Wildcats, who return 12 starters, were ranked No. 9 in the nation in a FCS preseason coaches poll. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Scouting report: Weber State at Aztecs," 27 Aug. 2019 Just one poll could turn the debate into a two-parter. — Brian Stelter, CNN, "Will the ABC debate be one night or two? The question is creating anxiety for the Democratic candidates," 27 Aug. 2019 The Monmouth poll was conducted between August 16 to 20 and had a margin of error of 5.7%. — Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, "New poll shows Biden falling into 3-way tie with Warren and Sanders," 26 Aug. 2019 The official polls will be released Monday afternoon. — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, "Check out Jason Frakes' ballot for the AP high school football rankings," 26 Aug. 2019 Before there was the BCS Bowl system, there was the AP and the UPI polls. — Bird Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Bird Brown: It’s almost time to wake the echoes, shake the thunder," 24 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Defining a swing state is in the eye of the beholder as demographics, polling trends and other dynamics could change right up until the last minute. — Bob Sellers, Fortune, "Here’s How the Economy Has Performed in Every Swing State Since Trump Was Elected," 7 Aug. 2019 Booker, with his earnest message of love and unity, has been polling in the single digits for months, concerning even his fiercest backers. — Los Angeles Times, "Cory Booker tries to turn his debate moment into momentum," 1 Aug. 2019 Buttigieg led all Democratic primary candidates during second-quarter fundraising, but has consistently polled in the single digits, lagging behind the leading candidates. — Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, "Takeaways from Pete Buttigieg's performance in second Democratic debate," 31 July 2019 The startup’s app can also be used for reading textbooks online, polling students mid-lesson, or conducting quizzes and tests. — Brittany Meiling, San Diego Union-Tribune, "24-year-old SDSU grad raises $5 million for college startup CourseKey," 30 July 2019 Instead, Sanders will be joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg as the three front-runners, along with seven other candidates polling in the single digits. — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, "Bernie Sanders has an Elizabeth Warren problem at tonight’s debate," 30 July 2019 Our calculation shows that the year before a presidential election, the average change in a candidate’s polling numbers in the two weeks after a debate was 6%. — The Economist, "Presidential debates seldom move opinion polls," 22 June 2019 Winning a spot on the stage depends on two metrics: the number of individual donors to a campaign and polling performance in national or early-state surveys. — Victoria Mcgraneand James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, "The demise of the New Hampshire primary? Nah, they’ve heard that one before.," 20 June 2019 Trump trailed Biden by double digits in the key swing states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Michigan, according to polling numbers obtained by NBC News. — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, "Poll: Biden, Sanders lead Trump in Florida," 18 June 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.