feelers

noun

plural of feeler
1
as in overtures

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2
as in queries

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feelers
  1. overtures
  2. queries
  3. motions
  4. hearings
  5. proposals
  6. questions
  7. suggestions
  8. questionnaires
Noun
  • The Saudi overtures come at a sensitive time for the kingdom.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Hardliners in Iran initially criticized Pezeshkian and Araghchi’s diplomatic overtures to Washington, deeming a decision to visit the country actively waging war against them as a sign of surrender.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of overtures
Noun
  • The difficulty, the grand jury noted, was that almost all of those involved were lawyers — savvy enough to comply with jurors’ queries without getting anyone in trouble.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The State Department did not respond to CNBC's queries sent outside of working hours.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of queries
Noun
  • After using a suite of telescopes to estimate their masses — using the motions of their stars as a proxy — the researchers found that all three have little dark matter.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Someone who has just been arrested for driving under the influence isn’t thinking about statutes, motions and legal procedure.
    — Matthew Nigro, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of motions
Noun
  • Let them — especially the new governor, presumably Xavier Becerra — consider enacting new CEQA reforms, holding months of public hearings and ultimately compromising on a deal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The 106-year-old park and course has been the subject of many emergency hearings as the president has sought to renovate it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of hearings
Noun
  • Two Banks Development is open to proposals, and Ferguson suggested grant dollars could help create an installation.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In Long Beach, Newsom acknowledged how unprecedented the move was, even for a governor known for ramming proposals through the Legislature.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of proposals
Noun
  • The pledge raises some questions about what kind of voting rights the shares would have; SpaceX is a dual-class stock and Musk enjoys supermajority control of the company.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Still, Converse’s sales hemorrhage raises fair questions about whether this is more than a cyclical decline.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of questions
Noun
  • Another 35% said AI provided suggestions or drafts while a person made every final call.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • While international observers initially blamed Moscow, there are now increasing suggestions that Ukrainian state security agencies may have been involved — even though Ukraine counts Germany as one of its closest allies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggestions
Noun
  • Over an average follow-up period of about 19 years, participants periodically checked in to report on their health and diet, in the latter case via food frequency questionnaires.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The participants reported their weekly physical activity via questionnaires.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of questionnaires
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