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
  • His music put melody and relatability ahead of acrobatics, and his overtures still had swagger.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The protests came ahead of next month’s snap election as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Party criticized the conservative opposition Popular Party for making overtures about privatizing public pensions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of overtures
Noun
  • Apple now claims to use its own Foundation models for these functions, but more complex queries are still processed on Google servers using Nvidia hardware.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Vietnamese government didn't response to queries from the AP.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of queries
Noun
  • Efforts to bring Pooh home over the years have entailed questions in Parliament, motions in Congress, pleas from prime ministers and mediation by two presidents.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Still, these motions to disqualify are rare, and yet even more rare when they are made by the government.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of motions
Noun
  • The majority ruled that the Fifth Amendment did not require bond hearings for three men who entered the United States unlawfully but were never legally admitted.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Cook’s lawyer, Paul Tuck, also declined to discuss details of the criminal case Friday other than to say there are no upcoming hearings or filing deadlines.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hearings
Noun
  • But considering the age of the position-player core, the scrutiny owner Mark Walter is under, and MLB owners’ insistence on a salary cap in their early collective bargaining agreement proposals, was the Dodgers’ dynasty over?
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Lobbying forms don’t say whether companies are arguing for or against the proposals discussed in meetings.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of proposals
Noun
  • And the evidence uncovered by Chair Loudermilk raises serious questions about Speaker Pelosi's role in those decisions.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The next president, regardless of party, will face specific questions about how much to sustain the long tradition of direct US military aid to Israel and deep US integration with its military.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of questions
Noun
  • But the group’s suggestions are for candidates and measures that are supported by more conservative voters, leading some Californians to call the guide deceptive.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Other additions include context-aware suggestions within Messages (like turning a message inviting you to something into a calendar entry), SynthID watermarking support in Photos, and support for user profiles in the Apple TV app.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggestions
Noun
  • Symptoms, sleep habits, and how well antidepressants worked were all self-reported, and the circadian markers came from questionnaires rather than direct measures of the body clock.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 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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