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Recent Examples of feeler
Exploratory calls and feelers about potential scenarios if one were retained and the other let go have happened in recent days, I'm told.
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James Brizuela, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
The Lakers, Warriors, Clippers, and Kings put out feelers last summer, but no franchise felt comfortable absorbing LaVine’s remaining $110+ million salary.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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James Brizuela, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
The Lakers, Warriors, Clippers, and Kings put out feelers last summer, but no franchise felt comfortable absorbing LaVine’s remaining $110+ million salary.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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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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Performance Issues • OData fetches data dynamically, leading to slow query execution and potential performance bottlenecks when dealing with large datasets.—
Govinda Rao Banothu,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Google says these more thorough responses, powered by its newer Gemini 2.0 model, should be better equipped to answer more complex, multifaceted questions as well as queries related to coding and advanced math.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 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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Let the other side make the first suggestion, then present a counteroffer with a lower number.—
Staff,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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The release, granted to Tyree Smith following a hearing before the state Psychiatric Security Review Board, made headlines around the world as details of the horrific killing spread.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2025
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They were being held at the Warren County Correctional Center pending a detention hearing.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The alignment of the ambassadors, seated to the president's far left, has been upended by Trump's determination to end the war in Ukraine, with friendly overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin and an Oval Office brawl Friday that sent Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy packing.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 2025
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This policy overture is just one in a slew of immigration crackdown policies and Executive Orders that the Trump Administration has put forth.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Lalami’s writing has often revolved around questions of migration, belonging, and the thin membrane that separates citizen from outsider; The Dream Hotel mines similar themes.—
Sam Worley,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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If the answer to that question is no, then babysitting cannot be allowed.—
Jeanne Phillips,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Council President Victoria Vasquez thanked Lennar for making so many changes, including implementing her suggestion of larger lots backing up on natural areas.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Polite suggestions morph into silent judgment before the awkward pressure builds to a point so fine not even tweezers could pull the thorny social situation out.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 Mar. 2025
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Jury selection was delayed as jurors filled out lengthy questionnaires, the Sun-Times reported.—
Carrie Shepherd,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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After the information indicates the state could argue the person hasn’t really moved, a lengthy questionnaire is sent to the individual.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Feeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeler. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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