felt

past tense of feel
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as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it with the birth of their first child the couple came to feel true happiness for the first time

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of felt For Babu, the man who found Pari, the encounter with her felt like an act of fate. Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 So, when gardeners recently received eviction notices, many felt blindsided. Paloma Aguirre, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025 Kravitz has felt an affinity for both music and design since childhood. Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025 What once felt like the Wild West has become a thriving ecosystem of university labs, independent design studios, startups, and industrial manufacturers, creating market-ready products. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for felt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felt
Verb
  • Had his dad not sensed something and dialed 911, Andrew, a star baseball player turned gambling addict in college, would have quietly checked out at age 33, leaving his twin infant sons, his guilt-crippled parents, and many thousands of dollars in gambling debts behind.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Long and Jin Drexel both said Jin may have sensed the arrest was coming, telling them both in recent weeks that persecution could lead to a new wave of revival among Christianity.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some locations could see water levels reach a mark not touched in more than a decade.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Your courage has moved the world and has touched me in ways that I have never been touched before in my entire life.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Airports across the country have experienced delays this week because of a shortage of controllers, more than half of which Duffy attributed to work no-shows.
    Josh Funk, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Multiple employees previously experienced seizures in 2019, leading inspectors to determine they had been potentially exposed to a toxic chemical through inhalation, ingestion and absorption through the skin.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Advertisement Tom also learned from Maeve that Robbie and Cliff (Raúl Castillo) thought the Episode 4 drug meetup was going down at a different park than the FBI sting operation was set to take place at.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The veteran running back threw the ball to Goff, who bobbled it before regaining control and got into the end zone for what was thought to be a touchdown.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Coleman fumbled away his first catch in that game, at Buffalo’s 10-yard line, gifting New England a free field goal in a three-point game.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels fumbled a handoff late in the fourth quarter and allowed the Bears’ defense to recover.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Worse, the organization’s evaluation and development seemed to take a step backward.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Whatever the catalyst, a change in the political environment seemed to connect with a social change that brought back narrow, and at times constrictive, ideas of womanhood depicted in media.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • In one photo, the couple posed on the beach while Wyatt caressed her growing baby bump.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In photos the pop superstar shared, Kelce could be seen down on one knee as Swift caressed his face during the intimate moment.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Felt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felt. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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