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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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Fox News commentator Steve Hilton have polled high in various surveys and are facing a large field of Democrats.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
If you were to have polled many writers back then, nearly all would have placed long odds on Noah lasting more than a couple of years, let alone seven.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2022
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
“We have polled for 21 currently sitting House Republican members,” the McLaughlins wrote.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2017
An he have given me a gold-piece for wetting his poll, how will it be when I shall have polled him?
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
