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as in to sense
to have a vague awareness of
I feel trouble brewing in the town
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2
as in to touch
to come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin
feel this blanket and perceive how soft it is
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3
as in to experience
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
with the birth of their first child the couple came to feel true happiness for the first time
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as in to think
to have as an opinion
I just feel that we haven't explored all of our options for raising funds
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as in to look
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
the sudden blackout had us feeling around in the dark for a flashlight
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as in feeling
an indefinite physical response to a stimulus
the warm feel that fine cashmere gives
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Recent Examples of feel
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
The slightly shiny, spring-ready sage green feels fresh, and the in-between size is just right for carrying all your smallish essentials.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
The iron body is wrapped in leather and finished in aged brass for a luxurious yet studious feel.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The set is constructed with polyester, rayon, and spandex materials that feel buttery smooth and lightweight on the skin.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
The slightly shiny, spring-ready sage green feels fresh, and the in-between size is just right for carrying all your smallish essentials.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
If dream jobs were golf balls, Koehler’s has the feel of a 375-yard tee shot airmailed from a titanium driver, fairway-flush on the Par Five of Life.
—Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
The iron body is wrapped in leather and finished in aged brass for a luxurious yet studious feel.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feel
Verb
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When choosing your heating cables, Yost recommends self-regulating cables, which automatically sense and adjust their temperature to melt frozen spots and keep water moving in the gutters.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Gregory of The Roofing Guys in Tulsa sensed that something changed after the pandemic.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Police reported that Zagorac touched the student’s rear, put his hand under his shirt and rubbed his back and fondled him outside his clothing after calling him up to the teacher’s desk to talk about an assignment.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Here are the first things designers would touch first in kitchen remodels to give you an excellent foundation to start with.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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More than half of all people will experience a psychiatric disorder in their lifetime, research shows.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Raise the Future offers Family Support Services to help foster and adoptive families navigate the trauma that children have experienced, and that includes kinship families.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Well, the one time anybody in the States thinks about Canada or used to be.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Collections and designers put their best foot forward, delivering high-caliber collections — some were uplifting, others were thought-provoking, most were both.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For those looking for a show of holiday blooms, this process begins in early fall, as temperatures naturally drop and the days start getting shorter.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
14 Jan. 2026
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For example, if your space is 150 square feet, look for a model with 1,500-watt capacity.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Why would a shark’s metabolism stay flat during a process that seems, intuitively, expensive?—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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His face seemed to flash through colors, his cheeks rouged, then went pink, then yellow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This plot device is central to the book’s narrative, in that Benedict’s offer triggers Sophie’s feelings about not wanting to live the life her mother did as mistress to a man in upper society.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
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Emotionally, the feeling of love is very important.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Al-Maliki ended his second term in 2014 after the Obama administration’s growing frustration with his security blind spots that saw the rise of the Islamic State in the same year across a large swathe of Iraqi and Syrian territory.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Someone who should not stumble into this, who should not have to see the grave of her loved one defaced.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Feel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feel. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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