Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feelers
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The two countries did made tentative overtures in the late 1990s, when Iranians were electing politicians on promises of greater personal freedom and openness.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Despite his positive words about the regime, which is practically unchanged save Maduro’s absence, in the last few days Trump has made overtures to María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and opposition leader who was barred from running in Venezuela’s 2024 general election.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
11 Jan. 2026
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Computing companies like Dell and Cisco are expected to incorporate the new chips into their data centers, and AI labs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and xAI are likely to embrace the new tech for training and to provide more sophisticated answers to queries.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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The bot’s responses to the Venezuela queries indeed carried an outward appearance of political balance.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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There is no date scheduled to hear the defense motions to dismiss.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Federal District Judge Margaret Garnett didn’t rule on any of Mangione’s motions at the hearing – including motions that could get the death penalty off the table – but acknowledged that her rulings on potential capital punishment for Mangione will impact when the trial starts.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lawmakers file hundreds of bills each year and hold a flurry of subcommittee and committee meetings, public hearings and floor votes.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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The sheriff’s office voluntarily released some documents and video to Cal-OSHA amid late-December court hearings that weighed the sheriff’s request to reject the subpoenas for interviews and documents against Cal-OSHA’s request to uphold them.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ask The Post’s journalists Our reporters and editors answer your questions.—
Karen Tumulty,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Experts say some familiar nutrition advice remains, but the changes may raise questions and confusion.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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Officials in Brussels, Berlin, and Paris viewed early proposals as overly concessive to Moscow, insufficiently safeguarding Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity — particularly regarding Donbas, Crimea, and possible concessions beyond current lines of control.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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In response to questions from The Sacramento Bee, representatives from the governor’s office did not address any of the proposals lawmakers have been discussing.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Clonan, who teaches young dental students, now suggests dentists add questions about marijuana use to the medical questionnaires that patients fill out during intake.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
29 Dec. 2025
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The team then conducted interviews, collected food diaries, and asked the patients questionnaires to calculate how much of each dairy product people ate per day.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Sea Tea Comedy Theater is not a living room, but that concept surely comes up sometimes in the audience suggestions that fuel the improv sketch comedy performances there.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2026
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State officials have said the suggestions of fraud are unsubstantiated.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Feelers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feelers. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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