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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
Noun
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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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Collins said the next step is for Democrats to make a new counteroffer.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The White House on Tuesday detailed its counteroffer to congressional Democrats in negotiations to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for more than four weeks, leading to long lines at some airports.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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During his confirmation hearing, Mullin touched on another key demand of Democrats -- ensuring a judge has signed off on warrants that immigration officers use to search people's homes, rather than simply relying on administrative warrants issued by the department.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Washington Post was the first to report on the details of the hearing from the transcript.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Shortly before launching his solo career in 1972, Thompson politely declined Don Henley and Glenn Frey’s overtures to join what soon became the Eagles.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The White House insisted that peace talks with Iran are ongoing, even as Tehran publicly rejected US overtures and issued fresh conditions of its own to end the conflict that’s wreaked havoc across the Middle East and global markets.—
Mario Parker,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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 1 Apr. 2026.
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