feelers

noun

plural of feeler
1
as in overtures

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2
as in queries

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feelers
  1. overtures
  2. queries
  3. motions
  4. hearings
  5. proposals
  6. questions
  7. suggestions
  8. questionnaires
Noun
  • PayPal has been working with investment banks on takeover and activist defense for the last few months and had already shrugged off initial overtures from Stripe, Semafor reported earlier this year.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • But the issue Americans should be concerned with here really isn’t FIFA, which has entertained other similar overtures before, but rather its own sporting reputation.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of overtures
Noun
  • The chip would permanently embed parts of Gemini’s architecture directly into the silicon, reducing the number of calculations and amount of data movement required to answer queries, according to the news outlet.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Agents shouldn’t have to waste time creating queries based on what the customer is indicating.
    — Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of queries
Noun
  • Using aggressive or rough motions could push the unwanted liquid or solid into the material, which will make removal much harder.
    — Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026
  • DaSilva is then seen approaching a man sitting on an electrical box and is captured making stabbing motions at the man, who ran away and was later found with fatal stab wounds, police say.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of motions
Noun
  • Last year, migrants were repeatedly arrested at the building while trying to attend their immigration court hearings.
    — Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Patient safety questions Those who have studied the use of arbitration by Kaiser and other HMOs for medical malpractice claims say the secrecy of the settlements and the closed hearings could keep safety problems from coming to light.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of hearings
Noun
  • The artificial intelligence revolution has intensified interest in data center projects in San Jose, with proposals for the tech hubs in the works in multiple locations in the city.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • The process is highly competitive, and only the proposals deemed the most meritorious receive funding.
    — Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026
Definition of proposals
Noun
  • The statement did not address questions about Northwood Ravin’s verbal agreement with Cherry, whether parking is a recurring issue with other projects across the city or how the developer can prevent similar problems in the future.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • Backstage, Juice Robinson questions where David Finlay and Clark Connors are running off to before challenging them to a Double Chain Tag Team Match at Redemption.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of questions
Noun
  • There have already been suggestions people may be going to some lengths to secure payouts.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Community members have already submitted at least 600 suggestions, which the city is narrowing down to consolidate similar proposals, ensure eligibility and vet for past controversies, a San Jose parks spokesperson said.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Definition of suggestions
Noun
  • Changes in the brain The research team looked at many measures of impact, including questionnaires, clinical assessments and brain scans.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
  • The news organizations collaborated to create questionnaires for candidates in federal, state, county and judicial races to answer.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Definition of questionnaires
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