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Recent Examples of channelize
The Don River flowing through Toronto into Lake Ontario had been channelized, encased in concrete, and diverted nearly at a right angle to output at a different location.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
Upstream from Upper Klamath Lake, a key tributary was channelized and wetlands drained, resulting in massive amounts of phosphorus flowing into the Upper Klamath Lake and, eventually, the lower river.
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Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
29 Dec. 2025
The Army Corps of Engineers channelized and paved the once-meandering river.
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Emma Bowman,
NPR,
17 Nov. 2025
Those changes include channelizing the bay in some places and transforming it into dunes and marshland in others.
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David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
The statement is in effect until 8 p.m. Caught in a rip: How to stay safe
Rip currents are channelized currents of water flowing away from shore at surf beaches.
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Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2025
As a response to this, in the 1960s, the city added more concrete, channelizing the river in the hopes of getting runoff away from neighborhoods to Lake Michigan as fast as possible.
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Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Dec. 2024
Austin and San Antonio have dammed, altered, channelized, buried and otherwise manipulated their creeks and rivers.
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Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
13 Mar. 2024
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
Upstream from Upper Klamath Lake, a key tributary was channelized and wetlands drained, resulting in massive amounts of phosphorus flowing into the Upper Klamath Lake and, eventually, the lower river.
—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
29 Dec. 2025
The Army Corps of Engineers channelized and paved the once-meandering river.
—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
17 Nov. 2025
Those changes include channelizing the bay in some places and transforming it into dunes and marshland in others.
—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
The statement is in effect until 8 p.m. Caught in a rip: How to stay safe
Rip currents are channelized currents of water flowing away from shore at surf beaches.
—
Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2025
As a response to this, in the 1960s, the city added more concrete, channelizing the river in the hopes of getting runoff away from neighborhoods to Lake Michigan as fast as possible.
—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Dec. 2024
Austin and San Antonio have dammed, altered, channelized, buried and otherwise manipulated their creeks and rivers.
—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
13 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channelize
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In Texas, parents have the fundamental legal right to direct the moral and religious upbringing of their children without state interference.
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In the movie, directed by Reiner, those are the three words Westley (Cary Elwes) uses while responding to requests from Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright).
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In Seattle, there was a sense of the team harnessing the crowd’s energy, and of the crowd channelling the energy emanating far beyond.
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As an artist who often publicly discusses mental health struggles, Caudle was willing to channel the anxiety that comes with impending parenthood throughout the process of writing and recording Heavy Thrill.
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Some became conscious of the role a state could play in intervening in the economy in order to curb and canalize democracy.
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Frank Carone agreed to accept bribes from Zhu and Chen, funneled through Anthony Carone, in exchange for steering a multimillion-dollar contract to house migrants at their Long Island City hotel, the indictment alleges.
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Additionally, the town maximized the use of revenue from Measure G, a one-eighth cent sales tax passed by voters in 2018, and funneled any leftovers from past capital projects for the Shannon Road Repair Project so that the project could continue to be funded without additional resources.
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Once, there was a showdown with another tour bus — one presumably not carrying theatergoers.
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The spacious purse comes with two strap options, so it can also be carried as a crossbody.
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The theme continues with gold contrast stitching and embroidered eyelets in the same color to suggest rivets, as well as piping on the heel taking after the interior of selvedge denim.
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Copper, also on the list, has traditional uses such as piping for plumbing, but is also needed in electronics and the automotive industry.
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No homes had been lost, and Utah Fire Info, a multiagency operation, said in a post on X that firefighters conducted a successful back-burn operation to protect the town.
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The artwork, the name of which has not been revealed, was stumbled on by police during a search conducted in the Île-de-France region.
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“Channelize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channelize. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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