After a week of canvassing the area, the search was abandoned.
Source: tatoeba (11207769)
Canvassing
Synonyms for "canvassing" (69 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (21)
Noun(8 words)
Related words (34)
plebisciteproportional representationproxyraprap sessionreferendumrepresentationreviewsayseminarstraw votestudysuffragesymposiumtown meetingtreatmentventilationvoicevotevoting
Noun(11 words)
pollpollingresults verificationsolicitsolicitationsolicitingsurveysurveyedsurveyingvote countingvote tallying
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15 entriescampaigningcampaigning activitydatadata collectionelectoral procedureevidencegathering informationinformationoutreach activitypersuasionpolitical activitysuasionsurvey researchsurveyingvote counting process
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18 entriescanvassed feedbackcanvassed findingscanvassed opinioncanvassed responsescustomer surveydistrict canvassingdoor knockingdoor-to-door canvassingfocus groupmail canvassingopinion pollphone bankingphone canvassingpublic opinion pollpublic surveystakeholder consultation
Showing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
14 entriescanvassing activitycanvassing boardcanvassing campaigncanvassing datacanvassing drivecanvassing methoddoor knockingdoor-to-door canvassingmass canvassingopinion canvassingphone bankingphone canvassingpolitical canvassingvote canvassing
Inflections
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4 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
They're canvassing for the governor.
Source: tatoeba (11247753)
The thoroughness required by your explicit instructions, together with the strong desire that these repeated canvassings should be executed in so careful a manner as to establish reliable data, has no doubt tended materially to produce the gratifying result.
Source: wiktionary