feeler

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Recent Examples of feeler One option would be to throw out feelers to regional mediators and perhaps the United States directly that Iran wants to deescalate and will stop firing missiles toward Israel if the Israelis end bombing operations. Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 20 June 2025 Putnam sent out feelers to find candidates for such a heroine, who merely had to be the first female Atlantic passenger to get famous. / Cbs News, CBS News, 25 May 2025 Neither senior left their program despite feelers to transfer to FBS programs to cash in on NIL money — profiting from name, image and likeness — and exposure. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025 This is also a feeler to see who can be bet on in post-war Ukraine, given the White House's extremely skeptical attitude towards Zelensky. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feeler
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Noun
  • Over time, your brain recognizes that movement is safe in your stronger, more stable body, leading to expansion of your pain-free range of motion.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • For decades, the Pentagon’s fallback has been inertial navigation systems (INS), which use gyroscopes and accelerometers to track motion without external signals.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Penske says roughly 20% of Google searches leading to its sites now display AI Overviews — and, here’s the rub, that those summaries lift material from publishers’ work, answer the user’s query directly on the results page, and keep readers from clicking through.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In practice, that can mean running the same queries more efficiently in less time and with lower compute costs.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Because of an internal leadership crisis, among other failings, the Palestinians presented no detailed counteroffer.
    Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Sherin Olivero, a city official, said the counteroffer was based on an appraisal done by Semple Appraisals Inc.
    Krissy Waite, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The letter comes as Patel is set to appear before the Judiciary Committee next Wednesday for a hearing the panel holds annually with the FBI director.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Zoning commissioner James Burch said during a July public hearing that the changes were meant to ensure that a specific solar project didn’t come back after it was denied by the commissioners in 2024.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s the fact that Simone betrayed her by accepting Peter’s overtures, and therefore treated Michaela in the same dismissive way that Michaela once treated Peter’s first wife.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Needless to say, progressive Democrats did not respond to those companies’ overtures by abandoning Trader Joe’s and prosecco to guzzle Buds at Wally World.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The question isn’t only for the Emmys.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At the plaza, Seth Teasdale was nearby as Kirk flung some caps into the crowd, then settled into his seat under the canopy to take questions.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In my experience as an outfitter, Altra has always been my go-to suggestion whenever a customer walks in complaining about foot problems.
    Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Have suggestions for future picks?
    Melody Wilding, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fill out a questionnaire, upload a photo, and a professional colorist mixes your perfect blend based on your hair goals and history—right down to the developer strength.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Scientists performed dental exams and took blood samples — participants also filled out dietary questionnaires.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Feeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeler. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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