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Recent Examples of touchy-feely Some people just aren’t touchy-feely — and that’s their prerogative. Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 22 May 2025 Bringing more manufacturing back to US shores, including the iPhone assembly work that Trump seems so keen on would surely require greater use of robots—especially systems with the touchy-feely skills needed to manipulate small, intricate components. Will Knight, Wired News, 7 May 2025 Valerie Bertinelli is standing up for Drew Barrymore and her naturally touchy-feely personality. EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025 Drew Barrymore admitted that she has been warned about her notorious touchy-feely interview style. Ashley Hume, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024 Collaboration gets pegged as: a waste of time (pulls people away from focused, individual work) a way to get slow people up to speed at the expense of fast people fluffy and touchy-feely The brain science tells a different story. Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 So, naturally, when one of Jacob’s students becomes patient zero of a ringworm outbreak at Abbott, the touchy-feely bubble of the early stage of Gregory’s relationship with Janine quickly bursts, becoming their first real speed bump since going public. Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024 At first glance, this is the kind of touchy-feely corporate propaganda that exists to convince employees the company cares about them and assure clients of its human touch. Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024 But don’t be fooled by the introspective, touchy-feely Trump. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 21 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touchy-feely
Adjective
  • Companies with genuinely supportive cultures describe their environment in specific terms, highlighting concrete benefits, career development opportunities and clear advancement paths rather than relying on emotional language.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Growing visibly emotional, Bartsch took in the audience and smiled through her tears.
    Nigel Smith, People.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • The grateful rescue pup leapt up and was incredibly affectionate towards @yalcantara1023 for taking care of him.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • Trump was receptive to Rutte's nickname, saying during a press conference later Wednesday that the secretary-general meant it in an affectionate manner.
    Mary Bruce, ABC News, 25 June 2025

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“Touchy-feely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touchy-feely. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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