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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeler
Noun
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Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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During the argument, Martin grabbed a hammer from Lawson that Lawson had been using to repair a patio door and raised it above his head in a striking motion, Lawson said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After retraining, the AI model consistently rejected harmful queries, even when operating with only a fraction of its original structure.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Dabur declined to comment on the advertisement, and Colgate did not respond to queries from Reuters.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Because of an internal leadership crisis, among other failings, the Palestinians presented no detailed counteroffer.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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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
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On Thursday during his hearing, Kennedy claimed that anyone can get COVID-19 vaccines at their pharmacy for free, however, pharmacies are being selective due to the limbo of federal regulations.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The hearing centered on how America can stay ahead in the new space race, with lawmakers pressing the importance of Artemis and reaffirming the need for the Gateway space station and to maintain continuous operations in low Earth orbit (LEO).—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
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Morrissey allegedly failed to respond to Marr’s overtures, so Marr trademarked the band’s name himself.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But in the rotation and bullpen, there are also too many questions for comfort.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The complaint states Wallace could not answer questions during an open hearing before the Joint Budget Committee and Profiri stepped in to testify.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Have a suggestion for a future topic?—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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My hope is to behold something unexpected that might raise eyebrows or even provoke discomfort, offering visual suggestions that look beyond the comfortable horizon.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the volunteers also answered a questionnaire about their behaviour at the festival.—
Eva Amsen,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In The Charlotte Observer’s voter guide for the election, read about Mayor Vi Lyles, the most competitive council races and questionnaires from all candidates on the ballot.—
Josh Bergeron,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Feeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeler. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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