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Recent Examples of feeler
One option would be to throw out feelers to regional mediators and perhaps the United States directly that Iran wants to deescalate and will stop firing missiles toward Israel if the Israelis end bombing operations.
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Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 20 June 2025
Putnam sent out feelers to find candidates for such a heroine, who merely had to be the first female Atlantic passenger to get famous.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 25 May 2025
Neither senior left their program despite feelers to transfer to FBS programs to cash in on NIL money — profiting from name, image and likeness — and exposure.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
This is also a feeler to see who can be bet on in post-war Ukraine, given the White House's extremely skeptical attitude towards Zelensky.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 20 June 2025
Putnam sent out feelers to find candidates for such a heroine, who merely had to be the first female Atlantic passenger to get famous.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 25 May 2025
Neither senior left their program despite feelers to transfer to FBS programs to cash in on NIL money — profiting from name, image and likeness — and exposure.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
This is also a feeler to see who can be bet on in post-war Ukraine, given the White House's extremely skeptical attitude towards Zelensky.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeler
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The team successfully demonstrated quantum squeezing of the motion of a nanoscale particle, a motion whose uncertainty is smaller than the quantum mechanical fluctuations usually considered the ultimate limit.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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In December 2024, Syed’s legal team filed a motion to reduce his life sentence under Maryland's Juvenile Restoration Act, as Syed was not yet 18 at the time of the crime.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Penske says roughly 20% of Google searches leading to its sites now display AI Overviews — and, here’s the rub, that those summaries lift material from publishers’ work, answer the user’s query directly on the results page, and keep readers from clicking through.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In practice, that can mean running the same queries more efficiently in less time and with lower compute costs.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Because of an internal leadership crisis, among other failings, the Palestinians presented no detailed counteroffer.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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Sherin Olivero, a city official, said the counteroffer was based on an appraisal done by Semple Appraisals Inc.—
Krissy Waite,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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At a Senate hearing yesterday, Debra Houry, who resigned recently as the CDC’s chief medical officer, told senators that she was discouraged by a senior adviser at the agency from providing data or asking questions about changes to the hepatitis-B recommendation.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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Both Watson and an attorney representing Lopez told The Star that the court moved the hearing to a special setting that would allow both parties to have additional time to deliver oral arguments.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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There’s the fact that Simone betrayed her by accepting Peter’s overtures, and therefore treated Michaela in the same dismissive way that Michaela once treated Peter’s first wife.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Needless to say, progressive Democrats did not respond to those companies’ overtures by abandoning Trader Joe’s and prosecco to guzzle Buds at Wally World.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The question isn’t only for the Emmys.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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At the plaza, Seth Teasdale was nearby as Kirk flung some caps into the crowd, then settled into his seat under the canopy to take questions.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The legislation also stipulates that a 13-member task force would be created to implement policy suggestions to increase safety on the country’s public transportation systems.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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In a demo, a user is seen asking if the tomatoes in their view are ripe and then requests recipe suggestions.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Fill out a questionnaire, upload a photo, and a professional colorist mixes your perfect blend based on your hair goals and history—right down to the developer strength.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Scientists performed dental exams and took blood samples — participants also filled out dietary questionnaires.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Feeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeler. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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