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Recent Examples of feeler
Among new markets on the horizon, Bourgeois is also putting out feelers in the fast-growing Middle East.
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Miles Socha, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
As players cleaned out the locker room Jan. 6 at Halas Hall, Bears leaders upstairs were busy putting out feelers and lining up candidates to interview for the head coaching position.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
As players cleaned out the locker room Jan. 6 at Halas Hall, Bears leaders upstairs were busy putting out feelers and lining up candidates to interview for the head coaching position.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Exploratory calls and feelers about potential scenarios if one were retained and the other let go have happened in recent days, I'm told.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Miles Socha, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
As players cleaned out the locker room Jan. 6 at Halas Hall, Bears leaders upstairs were busy putting out feelers and lining up candidates to interview for the head coaching position.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
As players cleaned out the locker room Jan. 6 at Halas Hall, Bears leaders upstairs were busy putting out feelers and lining up candidates to interview for the head coaching position.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Exploratory calls and feelers about potential scenarios if one were retained and the other let go have happened in recent days, I'm told.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeler
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In open session at 5 p.m., the council will give final approval to a change in council procedures to allow for a motion and second before further consideration of an agenda item.—
Laura Groch
Feb. 5,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2023
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The ruling, issued Monday by U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty in the Southern District of New York, denied a motion brought by individuals and mental health organizations in December.—
Celina Tebor,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2023
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Khanna heard a number of queries in New Jersey centered around the state of the Democratic party.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Yesterday, an hour and a half after The New Yorker e-mailed a list of fact-checking queries and requests for comment to the D.O.L., Han, the chief of staff, sent a memo to all department employees, warning them not to speak with the media.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
22 Apr. 2025
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And shouldn’t Belinda definitely make a counteroffer to Greg, Shark Tank-style, after seeing how lavish his Thailand home is?—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
4 Apr. 2025
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His counteroffer punctures the fantasy instantly—and is equally romantic, in its way.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Sayegh remains at Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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By 2014, Shah had essentially stopped showing up for hearings.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Reaction to Trump overtures Reactions to Trump from Greenlanders have shifted over time.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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In #diplomacy any such shifting (pushed by hawks who fail to grasp the logic/art of commonsensical deal-making) could simply risk any overtures falling apart.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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As Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis and reflect on the pontiff's legacy as a reformer, questions are emerging about who might follow the 266th leader of the church.—
Katie Landeck,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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They got engaged in 2021, when Meyer popped the question.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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One suggestion could be to adjust Section 181 of the US tax code which allows accelerated deductions for film and TV production.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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The bill was later pared back to only apply to North Miami Beach and Miami Gardens, at Jones’ suggestion.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Both prosecutors and defense lawyers will look at the questionnaires and then send four lists to the judge by May 1.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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The research team then looked at how these measurements correlated with answers that the study participants provided on the questionnaires.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Feeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeler. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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