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as in motion
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as in query
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Recent Examples of feeler
After putting out feelers for Coherix Cares around six months ago, within the last month the company landed a major Japanese automaker in the United States to adopt the program last month for powertrain assembly lines.
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Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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
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Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeler
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Meanwhile, over in Britain, a vibrant antiwar movement brought on motion after motion in Parliament to cease fire and end all offensive operations against the rebels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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During Wednesday’s hearing, the judge approved a motion allowing defense attorneys for Cullum, Twombly and co-defendant Tifany Adams to access jail phone calls and text messages made by all five defendants in the case.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Packer suspected that these queries were connected to reporting from The Information in August that cited sources claiming OpenAI was scraping Google search results to power ChatGPT responses.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Nov. 2025
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For weeks, the department has ignored press queries about complaints like these.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The drugmaker made a counteroffer of up to $9 billion.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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He’s spent hundreds of dollars to have a lawyer review the offer and has debated making a counteroffer.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The president worked with Gifford Pinchot—the US Forest Service’s first leader—on a publicity campaign in this realm, and came to appoint a commission in 1903 that held public hearings and investigations the president knew would grab headlines.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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There were seventeen public hearings, and the creation of an environmental impact report.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The overtures backfired, with Sheridan preferring a less corporate approach.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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His campaign has made overtures to Republicans as the only viable candidate for people who don’t want to vote for Mamdani since polling has shown that GOP hopeful Curtis Sliwa is unlikely to be competitive.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After that day, when I was given the book which promised to answer all of my bloody questions—my long-suffering American Girl doll went into the closet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Yes, potential excuses exist, such as the Tigers’ switch to Daniels, a senior Stanford transfer whose tremendous performance (353 yards passing and two touchdowns, 89 yards rushing and two touchdowns) demands the question of why Freeze didn’t turn the offense over to him weeks ago.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, has repeatedly defended the pain medicine, saying there is no scientific link to autism and warning that such suggestions could endanger maternal health.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Epic Group has suggestions on how factory owners can build differently in a case study that will come out in a couple of months, Ralapanawe said.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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Developed with technical support from Quantis, the questionnaire is available to all fashion brands on an optional and non-exclusive basis.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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In Prairie Village, and in some other races around the county, voters didn’t have the chance to hear as much from their conservative counterparts as several candidates declined to participate in forums or fill out questionnaires for the Johnson County Post and the Kansas City Beacon.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Feeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeler. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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