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Recent Examples of feeler
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.
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
And our water signs—Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces—are the feelers of the zodiac.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2022
According to Sam Amick and Tony Jones of The Athletic, Denver has been putting out feelers on the trade market to acquire a jolt of scoring punch.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
And our water signs—Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces—are the feelers of the zodiac.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2022
According to Sam Amick and Tony Jones of The Athletic, Denver has been putting out feelers on the trade market to acquire a jolt of scoring punch.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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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The largest Philippine fast food chain will open up to 800 new stores this year with its coffee segment a key expansion driver, Richard Shin, chief financial officer of Jollibee, said in an email response to Forbes Asia’s queries.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The high-pressure volley of queries, entreaties and pleas for patience plays out each evening of Ramadan as Syrians jostle for marook, a sweet bread eaten here during the Muslim fasting month.—
Kiana Hayeri,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Both chambers recently left the government’s proposals out of their budget counteroffers.—
Benjamin Oreskes,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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Buyers place bids for shipments of inventory, and brands can accept, reject, or counteroffer.—
Alena Botros,
Fortune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Combs, who didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, will be arraigned on the charges at a hearing scheduled for April 25.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Future of Transparency At a congressional hearing last month, Illini athletic director Josh Whitman talked about the future of NIL and the importance of creating national standards for revenue-sharing and NIL deals instead of a patchwork of state-by-state legislation.—
Stacy St. Clair,
ProPublica,
4 Apr. 2025
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His overtures have been rebuffed over the years, but his efforts continue.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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So far, though, Biden’s overtures have fallen flat, NBC News reported.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Soon after their engagement, questions surfaced surrounding a prenuptial agreement.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There can be no question that this group is competing for one another, in a way that the Canucks too often didn’t earlier this season.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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There were some suggestions that Musk may not leave the Administration entirely, but rather downgrade his public involvement.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Contact Hyatt with suggestions, tips and scoops at +1-720-951-2080 (Signal) or jhyatt@forbes.com.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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After the Surfside disaster, Fannie Mae began requiring condo associations to fill out extensive questionnaires detailing their finances and building conditions to submit to a bank or lender when a unit owner wants to sell to a buyer who is seeking financing.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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The jury is to be selected from St. Charles County, with questionnaires being sent out in early August and the final selection to begin in mid-September.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Feeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeler. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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