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Recent Examples of feeler
Scour your networks, put out feelers and try to stay positive.
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Harlan Vaughn,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
So far, the Utah Jazz don’t seem to be putting out feelers with actual intentions of moving on just yet, but insiders, analysts, and fans have been waiting for the Markkanen bubble to burst for a couple of years now.
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Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2025
About 20 Democratic offices have put out feelers on a potential deal to extend the subsidies, according to a Senate aide familiar with the negotiations.
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Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
14 Nov. 2025
Just 13, de la Torre attracted a feeler from the professional English club Fulham via an email to his father.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Harlan Vaughn,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
So far, the Utah Jazz don’t seem to be putting out feelers with actual intentions of moving on just yet, but insiders, analysts, and fans have been waiting for the Markkanen bubble to burst for a couple of years now.
—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2025
About 20 Democratic offices have put out feelers on a potential deal to extend the subsidies, according to a Senate aide familiar with the negotiations.
—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
14 Nov. 2025
Just 13, de la Torre attracted a feeler from the professional English club Fulham via an email to his father.
—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeler
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The fee award does not cover any costs associated with her own suit, which entailed extensive depositions, other discovery, document review, motion practice, and public relations.
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By analyzing frequency shifts caused by the Doppler effect, researchers can measure plasma motion at multiple locations simultaneously.
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So rather than treating every query as a simple question-and-answer task, the system evaluates the operational context before generating a recommendation.
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Standard closed-model deployments route prompts through external infrastructure, meaning proprietary workflows, customer data, and strategic processes leave the building every time an employee runs a query.
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In its latest counteroffer, Iran has insisted on war reparations, full sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, the release of frozen Iranian assets and the lifting of economic sanctions.
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Donaldson yells repeatedly from the front passenger seat, only to be rebuffed by the driver, a man identified as 23-year-old Dominick DeSouza, who had his own counteroffer.
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The next step in the process involves the city drafting a redevelopment plan outlining development standards before holding public hearings and seeking additional approvals.
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Months of legal jostling leading up to the hearing centered largely on media access.
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The tension is playing out in public as leaders including Marco Rubio fight back against extremism while others such as JD Vance make overtures to the fringe.
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Despite the fact that American leaders paid scant attention to his initial overture, Sultan Muhammad pursued the relationship further.
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Their absence from the London leg of the trip now raises questions about whether a family reunion will happen during the visit.
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The questions Mozeliak asks and answers now are the same ones Kasten did with the Dodgers.
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Some of the suggestions include a ban on cryptocurrency mining data centers and requirements for noise barriers to reduce stress on nearby residents.
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That goal has been overshadowed by his suggestions that Washington might seize control of Greenland or that Canada could become America's 51st state.
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For the federal trial, hundreds of prospective jurors from Manhattan, the Bronx and New York City's northern suburbs will fill out questionnaires in December.
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Additionally, the study relied on people filling out questionnaires about their own smoking and vaping habits, which can sometimes lead to underreporting or simple memory errors.
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“Feeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeler. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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