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as in query
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Recent Examples of feeler
Super specific, super thorough, and likely to lead a reader/watcher/feeler on a lily-pad-hopping-quest to the next cool thing.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
Bloomberg was first to report the feelers from Legendary.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 July 2025
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.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 24 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
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
Bloomberg was first to report the feelers from Legendary.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 July 2025
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.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 24 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeler
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The offer will be available exclusively in Dairy Queen's app for rewards members and is a nod to the fast-food chain's motion of flipping Blizzard Treats upside down, and also the physical flips that the Savannah Bananas do while playing banana ball, according to the release.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Former All-State high school quarterback Scott Burrell heaved the ball the length of the court and into the waiting hands of Tate George, who caught and shot in one motion and UConn, with a 71-70 win, was headed to the regional finals, a game away from the Final Four.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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Aaron spent long hours at his computer answering queries, fixing bugs, and releasing updates to serve his growing base.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Under the new system, people would instead specify which AI service to use for each query.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Democrats sent over a counteroffer Wednesday morning that included ICE guardrails, which was also shot down by Republicans.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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That counteroffer would give Tehran sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil shipping route that has been effectively closed since the fighting began nearly four weeks ago, leading to supply concerns that are most acute in the Asia-Pacific region.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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The hearing drew more than 35,000 comments, the majority of which were negative.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The county issued a permanent custody order after a hearing in September 2021, granting McKnight sole legal and physical custody of the children.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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If diplomatic overtures and negotiations do not persuade allies to adopt the same levels of restrictions proposed in the MATCH Act, the bill would direct the Commerce Department to invoke regulatory authorities that would force allies to cut off exports to China.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 2020, West Virginia officials invited certain Virginia localities to consider joining West Virginia amid disputes over gun and tax policies, an overture that drew attention but did not change borders.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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How will the question appear on the ballot?—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Steyer faced questions about his offshore investments before.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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But the open kitchen concept, with local produce and jars of pickles on display for guests to touch, taste, and smell, makes going off-menu just as enticing—just ask the chef for suggestions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Have a suggestion for a future story?—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Participants logged their progress with an app for three months and through questionnaires.—
Francine Russo,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
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The application requires a two-page resume, completing an assessment questionnaire, and other materials, including college transcripts or veteran documents.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Feeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeler. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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