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Recent Examples of feeler
Francona was known to ride a scooter from his place in Cleveland to the stadium and has put out feelers to get a new scooter in Cincinnati.
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C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
By the time a network sent feelers and a New York station made an offer, though, the Scillians' two older kids loved their schools and the twins were out of diapers, and the big city couldn't compete with fall colors and a 20-minute commute to work.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
From fun play-it-loud rock albums to introspective feelers, all are reflective of the time, all still remarkable now.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2024
By 2003, the Taliban had shifted their focus to taking territory, and once the Taliban offensives began in 2006, peace feelers fell away.
—James Dobbins, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
By the time a network sent feelers and a New York station made an offer, though, the Scillians' two older kids loved their schools and the twins were out of diapers, and the big city couldn't compete with fall colors and a 20-minute commute to work.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
From fun play-it-loud rock albums to introspective feelers, all are reflective of the time, all still remarkable now.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2024
By 2003, the Taliban had shifted their focus to taking territory, and once the Taliban offensives began in 2006, peace feelers fell away.
—James Dobbins, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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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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Applications powered by LLMs understand the context of user queries, ensuring that results are more relevant to the actual inquiry, no matter the phrasing of the request.—
Ravikiran Dharmavaram,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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In reality, however, scientists have yet to solve that query.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Last week, the Mets made a counteroffer of three years to Alonso and agent Scott Boras.—
Will Sammon,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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No word yet if the 11-year-old has taken the Pirates’ deal or proposed a counteroffer.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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The court was told back in November that 39 cases had been settled since a hearing last July, with only Prince Harry and Watson left.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Following the hearing, an NYPD spokesman told the Daily News that Fabrizi had been suspended without pay.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Some, like Meta, seemed to be making overtures to the incoming Trump administration before this week.—
Jason Parham,
WIRED,
24 Jan. 2025
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Todd Belt, political management program director at George Washington University, said this is also an overture to younger voters and could serve as a quick win for Trump on an issue that’s important to a lot of people.—
Cory Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The question is already swirling Dec. 10, 2024 Becerra last week demurred when asked about his plans days after leaving his federal post.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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When the same question was asked in another Claims Conference survey conducted almost seven years ago, the answer was 58 percent.—
Greg Schneider and Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Toya and Eugene are discussing post-Med Gala plans, and Toya’s suggestion?—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
20 Jan. 2025
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The fathers were there to help with questions, suggestions and smiles.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Of those who answered, 189 completed the two-page questionnaire, county officials said.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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The authors focused on identifying characters with sufficient screen time to learn enough about their childhoods to make a reasonable assessment based on the questionnaire.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Feeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeler. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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