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canvassing

[kan-vuh-sing] / ˈkæn və sɪŋ /
NOUN
electioneering
Synonyms
STRONG
barnstorming polling voting






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Eralp said she is modeling her campaign, with its focus on door-to-door canvassing, on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Authorities are also canvassing gun shops showing the video released by the FBI to see if anyone recognizes him, according to the sheriff’s department.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Recently, those conversations have been happening via her volunteer canvassing effort, which launched on Oct.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2025

For a month and more, as they celebrated a century at Murrayfield, Scottish Rugby has been canvassing opinion on the greatest moment the old place has seen.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Today is Saturday and the Housewives’ League is passing out coupons and canvassing to sign up new members in Paradise Valley and Black Bottom.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson