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trial balloon

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But it is another thing to watch his own advisers float a trial balloon that he might finally change his story.

In the surreal half-light of a trial-balloon nomination, it is difficult for an individual to come to his own defense.

The shadow-boxing over the Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense trial balloon has turned ugly—and misleading.

The reply to Greeley was, as noted, a trial balloon, whose purpose was to test the reaction of the public to these alternatives.

That was such an obviously desperate trial balloon late yesterday, when Drudge posted that Romney was considering Condi for veep.

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to trial balloon, such as: ballon d'essai, barometer, feeler, fishing question, pilot balloon, and test of public reaction.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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