polling

verb

Definition of pollingnext
present participle of poll
1
as in interviewing
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information assigned to poll residents on their views about a program for recycling

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2
as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument time to poll the sheep's wool

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  1. surveying
  2. clipping
  3. trimming
Verb
  • Three Core Areas of Interrelated New Risks Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their suppliers should begin surveying and gaining more understanding of the new landscape of cybersecurity risks that AI will bring to their worlds.
    Max Cheng, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • About 200 miles north in the Carolinas, Biden was also surveying the storm’s aftermath.
    Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of surveying
Verb
  • In reality, though, because the TCL’s tone mapping is not as effective as that of the Samsung TV, the TCL’s brightness can cause clipping and leave the image looking ‘peaky’ and unbalanced.
    John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Crowder has spent much of the past thirty-odd years clipping them into shape.
    Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of clipping
Verb
  • Other cost-saving opportunities may come from trimming benefits.
    Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The hushed hallways are dim and gilded, with black gold-veined marble trimming each room’s vestibule and dramatic floral displays punctuating the elevator landings.
    Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of trimming
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