feeler
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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
Temp, whose antennas had drooped down over his head, reached out and touched Gregor with a feeler.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
Reports suggest that most Gulf countries are putting out feelers to Iran, looking to repair relations with their dangerous neighbour.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
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
She gave a sharp slap to a spiky, dark red plant as she spoke, making it draw in the long feelers that had been inching sneakily over her shoulder.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
