put out feelers

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Verb1.put out feelers - make some preliminary investigations or test the waters
explore - examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
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PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday that the United Nations Secretariat did not put out feelers for sending an emissary to Nicosia specifically from June 9 to 12.
Anastasiades says UN did not put out feelers about envoy
It is understood that Moshiri has put out feelers to Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone.
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Ozil's advisers have put out feelers over a potential move to Old Trafford and the feedback has been encouraging.
Ozil sees his future with Jose
Together they acknowledged that the island lacked "an orthodox element," and put out feelers to discover whether there was enough interest to start a synagogue.
Herman Wouk Began an Orthodox Congregation on Fire Island in 1952. It Still Thrives
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