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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

As we approached one of Oli's canvassing rallies, we see families crowded around him, offering their toddlers for him to hold.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 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

Quickly canvassing the room, they come up with the first solid leads about Lincoln’s murder.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly