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feeler

[fee-ler] / ˈfi lər /




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“Putting out a feeler in a noncrisis situation to see what kind of reactions you get is a really valuable thing,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 23, 2025

Last year, the British dance musician known as Fred Again.. put out a feeler to the Nashville-based alt-rock band Rainbow Kitten Surprise about a possible collaboration.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2025

“It’s always so exciting when you see someone with such incredible talent and screen presence who then is also such a deep thinker and feeler as a person,” Lister-Jones said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 21, 2021

This idea never actually got broached with Bush directly, but there was a a feeler put out to his staff to see what they thought about it, and there was not a lot of interest.

From Salon Jun. 14, 2021

I pull off feeler from mine, and he pulls off feeler from his.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

Finally, she’s put out feelers to those with private planes, even offering to provide a free solo concert in return for a flight to Wichita.

From MarketWatch Nov. 8, 2025

The COP30 climate summit in Brazil in November will provide another opportunity to put the feelers out, ahead of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi in December.

From Barron's Oct. 10, 2025

I’ve been putting out feelers and things like that.

From Salon Apr. 2, 2025

Anyone interested in being nominated now has a small window to garner such support — and is probably already putting feelers out to delegates.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2024

Upside-down cockroaches dotted the floor here and there, one still moving its endless feelers, and a clock on the wall read ten past midnight.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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