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polled

American

[pohld] / poʊld /

adjective

hornless, especially genetically hornless, as the Aberdeen Angus.
Obsolete. having the hair cut off.

polled British

/ pəʊld /

adjective

(of animals, esp cattle) having the horns cut off or being naturally hornless
archaic shorn of hair; bald

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Other Word Forms

well-polled adjective

Etymology

Origin of polled

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at poll ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

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Analysts polled by FactSet expected $2.64 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Analysts polled by FactSet had predicted EPS of 76 cents per shares.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Overall, analysts polled by FactSet are predicting that Netflix will report net income of $3.29 billion in the first quarter, up from the $2.89 billion the company reported in the same quarter last year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

For the first quarter of 2026, analysts polled by FactSet expect the beverage-and-snack company’s net revenue to increase 5.7% from a year ago to $18.95 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

I polled about half of the companies on the Fortune 500 list—the list of the largest corporations in the United States—asking each company questions about its CEO.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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