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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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2
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
The program conducted door-to-door canvassing to households and people — like Douglas — who were struggling to navigate an eviction process.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
At the March 24 board meeting, CCA Humanities’ bike lane team provided an update on their data collection and outreach, which has included canvassing nearby apartment complexes Sola and Luna, both located across the street from the school in the Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The person recalled seeing investigators canvassing the scene in the hallway with areas sectioned off.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The group created a canvassing operation of more than 500 employees who relentlessly knocked on doors in rural areas of the state and left-leaning Madison and Milwaukee.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2025
The group created a canvassing operation of more than 500 employees who have relentlessly knocked on doors in rural areas of the state and left-leaning Madison and Milwaukee.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
But the group also was a distant second in the Supreme Court race, having spent only about a sixth of America PAC — $712,000 — on canvassing, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Americans for Prosperity, a group founded by anti-tax billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, is also canvassing in the race and also was active in Wisconsin during the 2024 campaign.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
The group was canvassing this month in Sauk County, where the presidential candidate who took the state has won in five straight elections.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
At the March 24 board meeting, CCA Humanities’ bike lane team provided an update on their data collection and outreach, which has included canvassing nearby apartment complexes Sola and Luna, both located across the street from the school in the Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The person recalled seeing investigators canvassing the scene in the hallway with areas sectioned off.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The group created a canvassing operation of more than 500 employees who relentlessly knocked on doors in rural areas of the state and left-leaning Madison and Milwaukee.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2025
The group created a canvassing operation of more than 500 employees who have relentlessly knocked on doors in rural areas of the state and left-leaning Madison and Milwaukee.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
But the group also was a distant second in the Supreme Court race, having spent only about a sixth of America PAC — $712,000 — on canvassing, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Americans for Prosperity, a group founded by anti-tax billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, is also canvassing in the race and also was active in Wisconsin during the 2024 campaign.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
The group was canvassing this month in Sauk County, where the presidential candidate who took the state has won in five straight elections.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Canvassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvassing. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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