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feel like

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  1. Have an inclination or desire for, as in I feel like going out tonight, or Do you feel like steak for dinner? [Colloquial; early 1800s]

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“The future is bleak for us,” he adds, even though his upbeat attitude and warm energy make you feel like you’ve known him for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

I feel like “Wild Ride” was a great way to kind of segue out of coming from “Bloom,” even though this is still a continuation of that, I wanted to showcase something a little different.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Retrieving them made him feel like a person again, but that was another kind of fight, with bureaucracy.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“Lower-income households are going to feel like they are in a recession soon if there isn’t relief.”

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“It might not feel like it, but all of that is okay. To feel.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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