canvass
verb (used with object)
to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
are canvassing
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present progressiveof canvass.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Environmental Protection Agency are canvassing Martinez, California, residents over a November oil refinery emissions release, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
From Reuters ● May 27, 2023
Investigators are canvassing the area and looking for cameras to determine how the man ended up in the water, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
Salinas and the Cortez sisters are canvassing as part of a nonpartisan effort by La Casa Norte, which has teamed with Hispanic Federation and the Puerto Rican Cultural Center to mobilize Hispanic voters.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023
In Britain, Turkish-owned businesses are canvassing their customers, and students are hosting bake sales at their universities to raise money for humanitarian groups.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
He has not resigned, and yet men are canvassing for his seat for the University.
From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Edmund Downey
