CANVASSED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

canvassed

verb

variants also canvased

past tense of canvass

as in interviewed

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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as in discussed

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 canvassed Ross says investigators canvassed the neighborhood and began to piece together a timeline. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026 Police are working to solve the case and have repeatedly canvassed the area. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 Officers canvassed the neighborhood and were following leads in the investigation, a spokesperson said Thursday. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Deputies canvassed the area and located a front door open at a residence on Talisi Loop. — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026 Officers canvassed the area and could not find any witnesses who saw anything suspicious or had any information about how Carroll ended up on the bench, Krajewski said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026 Pacheco and Chaclán canvassed rural villages on foot, helping gather some 50,000 signatures calling for Porras’s resignation. — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 News of Jabal’s disappearance and the reward money spread through the neighborhood via posters, Reddit, and a handful of volunteers who canvassed Park Slope. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 Police say investigation is active Police declined to say whether Forbes’ home had surveillance cameras and whether investigators had reviewed any footage from the home or canvassed neighbors for video. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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The shooter’s parents were interviewed on Thursday and were cooperative with investigators, a senior law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told CNN.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Amazingly, most people interviewed from both sides in the community support the final version.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of interviewed

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Notable In 2025, during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing, a hot mic picked up a conversation between Putin and Xi in which the two discussed organ transplants and the possibility of living forever.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The agency and private space company SpaceX have also discussed sending humans to Mars in the not-so-distant future.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of discussed

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According to a national survey of nonprofits, nearly all boards had terms for their members and just over half of nonprofits surveyed had term limits.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Seven percent of those surveyed reported the loss of electronic equipment such as refrigerators and televisions due to voltage fluctuations.

— Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of surveyed

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The candidates for county judge debated the county’s most pressing issues, including budget management, flood control and jail diversion.

— Katie Bartlett, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
That question remains heavily debated (and underfunded), an issue covered in a recent Times story by writer Stuart Miller.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of debated

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When people have little relief from stress in a chaotic environment, their brains have difficulty coping with the ongoing prediction errors, Friston, McEwen and neuroscientist Achim Peters argued in a 2017 article.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Consumer advocates have argued that digital labels could eventually be used for surge pricing or personalized pricing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

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