feelers

noun

Definition of feelersnext
plural of feeler
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as in overtures

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  1. overtures
  2. proposals
  3. questionnaires
  4. suggestions
  5. inspections
Noun
  • Mercury does not approve of friendly overtures and starts a fight with Pluto, but then Mercury up and jumps from Libra to Scorpio and the argument becomes moot.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Past overtures between DirecTV and Dish, dating back to 2001, have faced regulatory hurdles.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of overtures
Noun
  • The group owned by Steve Ballmer also spent roughly $220,000 this year to sway lawmakers on the legislation, among other proposals, according to lobbying reports.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The commission’s failure was largely due to the politically sensitive nature of its proposals and a lack of consensus within Congress, underscoring the importance of not just having good ideas but having the political will and bipartisan cooperation to see those ideas through.
    James Broughel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of proposals
Noun
  • As a security staff force multiplier, taking on routine tasks such as ingestion of security questionnaires or watching out for heuristics that might indicate presence of a threat actor, requiring more protective controls.
    Saket Modi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Unlike data that is scraped from various sources, zero-party data is information provided willingly by customers during online account setups or through independent market research using questionnaires and light surveys.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of questionnaires
Noun
  • These recommendations are simply suggestions to help you get started with AI tools but feel free to explore and find alternatives that suit your needs through your research.
    Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Use their suggestions as a starting point, but always apply your own judgment and expertise.
    Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of suggestions
Noun
  • If Musk and Ramsawamy’s group avoids recommending ways to slash benefit programs such as Social Security and spending on the military, that could mean cuts of more than 80% across domestic programs, including food inspections and infrastructure repairs.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Holdups include environmental inspections to ensure the properties are safe, and customary searches by cadaver dogs, though no missing people have been reported, Fryhoff said.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of inspections
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