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1
as in interviewing
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
we canvassed people all over town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling program
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as in discussing
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
canvassed all the items on the agenda
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Recent Examples of canvassing
Friel Otten picked up a list of twenty-one potential voters to door-knock, and opened a canvassing app called MiniVAN on her phone.
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Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Leibowitz conducted a survey at the end of January 2015, canvassing 238 Norwegians living across Norway and Svalbard.
—Cecilia Blomdahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Barbershop roundtables, canvassing drives and a forum in Milwaukee are also on the agenda.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
Teenager Vikram Mahajan dedicates weekdays to voter registration, canvassing door-to-door and helping to organize voter registration rallies and pre-registration events in high schools.
—Nanki Kaur, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Detectives are canvasing the area for surveillance footage.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2024
The cross-country group also spent several hours canvassing other drivers at O’Hare airport, asking them to write letters supporting the Chicago rideshare ordinance and to join the upcoming deactivation campaign, said Lori Simmons, gig worker organizer with the People’s Lobby in Chicago.
—Tatiana Walk-Morris, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Neal has been canvassing for her, going to malls and other public spaces to ensure people are registered to vote.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Leibowitz conducted a survey at the end of January 2015, canvassing 238 Norwegians living across Norway and Svalbard.
—Cecilia Blomdahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Barbershop roundtables, canvassing drives and a forum in Milwaukee are also on the agenda.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
Teenager Vikram Mahajan dedicates weekdays to voter registration, canvassing door-to-door and helping to organize voter registration rallies and pre-registration events in high schools.
—Nanki Kaur, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Detectives are canvasing the area for surveillance footage.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2024
The cross-country group also spent several hours canvassing other drivers at O’Hare airport, asking them to write letters supporting the Chicago rideshare ordinance and to join the upcoming deactivation campaign, said Lori Simmons, gig worker organizer with the People’s Lobby in Chicago.
—Tatiana Walk-Morris, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Neal has been canvassing for her, going to malls and other public spaces to ensure people are registered to vote.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Canvassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvassing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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