poll
noun
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
have polled
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present perfectof poll.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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There are two other candidates on the GOP ballot, although both have polled in the single digits: disbarred attorney and colorful perennial candidate Robin Ficker, and attorney Joe Werner.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2022
Other networks and platforms have polled audiences to make choices that could change the outcome of a show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
Because I have polled this matter extensively, since 2009.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2020
Warren and former Vice President Joe Biden have led the crowded field of Democrats, while Harris and Booker typically have polled among the party's top 10 candidates.
From Fox News ● Nov. 7, 2019
No one but your husband could have polled so many Gladstonian votes.
From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 by Stephen Lucius Gwynn
