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as in sensed
to have a vague awareness of
I feel trouble brewing in the town
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as in touched
to come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin
feel this blanket and perceive how soft it is
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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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as in thought
to have as an opinion
I just feel that we haven't explored all of our options for raising funds
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as in fumbled
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
the sudden blackout had us feeling around in the dark for a flashlight
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as in seemed
to give the impression of being
it felt like a good idea at the time
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Recent Examples of felt
That sense of the strange and otherworldly is viscerally felt throughout this bizarre head trip.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
African Americans and Indigenous peoples were making their presence felt and voices heard in the years before the Revolutionary War.
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Robert Parkinson,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Zegler’s performance, Rogers said, was not only an early idea for the show, but one that felt meaningful despite the camp.
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Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
The storied Indianapolis Children's Museum, known as one of the best children's museums in the world, also felt backlash after a picture of their canteen's Juneteenth Watermelon Salad ended up on social media.
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Jennifer Rosen Heinz,
Parents,
17 June 2026
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
African Americans and Indigenous peoples were making their presence felt and voices heard in the years before the Revolutionary War.
—
Robert Parkinson,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Zegler’s performance, Rogers said, was not only an early idea for the show, but one that felt meaningful despite the camp.
—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
The storied Indianapolis Children's Museum, known as one of the best children's museums in the world, also felt backlash after a picture of their canteen's Juneteenth Watermelon Salad ended up on social media.
—
Jennifer Rosen Heinz,
Parents,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for felt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for felt
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Meeting with Chase Reid after the 2024-25 Ontario Hockey League season, Soo Greyhounds general manager Kyle Raftis sensed a chip on his player’s shoulder.
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This remark by a North Carolina journalist in 1848 neatly distilled what many sensed was overtaking American life.
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Samples from the pockets of Walton’s jeans were tested and the results showed the one that was turned inside likely had been touched by Shockley, but not by Powell.
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Nejat, who now works for another unionized airline, said no instructors touched trainees during uniform checks there.
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Lineage, which describes itself as the world's largest owner of cold storage facilities, experienced a fire at another of its warehouses, in Finley, Washington, which ripped through the entire building and burned for two months in 2024.
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Matte foundation often gets a bad rap—after all, who hasn’t experienced a midday cakey emergency?
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When Apple first launched the App Store, most people thought mobile apps would just be simple utilities like flashlights, calculators and weather apps.
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The win was looked at as a bit of a comeback story, but most thought Hamilton was just coming back from a lousy 2025 season for him and Ferrari.
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Before that, Tampa Bay fumbled scoring opportunities in five of the first seven innings and stranded five overall.
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After South Korea’s goalkeeper fumbled a ball, Luis Romo scored the goal that gave the Mexicans six points and pushed them to the top of the standings.
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The legendary German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer seemed well-positioned to catch the ball.
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The promise seemed straightforward.
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Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.
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Electric Bleu is French food caressed with California seasonality and the occasional pop of Aussie nostalgia.
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In a video shared by the Broncos from the unveiling, Smith is seen carefully caressed the statue of her son's face just after the curtain drops.
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“Felt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felt. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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