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or channelled
as in directed
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
an athletic youth who channeled all of his energy into sports
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Recent Examples of channeled
Talent development will be channeled through the Jakarta Film Lab initiative, offering training, mentorship and certification programs for writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors and crew.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Bennett, who turned 2 on May 8, channeled his father during the Masters Tournament’s Par 3 Contest in April, toting a toy golf club on the course while little brother Remy, born March 27, nestled up against Meredith, 30.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Much of the Netherlands’ attack was channelled down the left third of the pitch in the first half, with the ball circulated to winger Cody Gakpo on the touchline.
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Meanwhile, other matter is channeled to the poles of the black hole, from where it is blasted away as high-energy plasma jets travelling at near-light speeds.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
Certain times it could be channeled a bit differently, of course, but that’s true of all of us.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
But Sloan’s legacy is thriving in an entirely new way today as its being channeled through grandson Bobby Sloan.
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Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Flowerovlove channeled the trend in a matching two-piece pink denim set layered over a pastel bralet in the same color family.
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John Monaco,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
Maybe some of the way public funds are being channeled is gonna to change.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
6 June 2026
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Bennett, who turned 2 on May 8, channeled his father during the Masters Tournament’s Par 3 Contest in April, toting a toy golf club on the course while little brother Remy, born March 27, nestled up against Meredith, 30.
—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Much of the Netherlands’ attack was channelled down the left third of the pitch in the first half, with the ball circulated to winger Cody Gakpo on the touchline.
—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Meanwhile, other matter is channeled to the poles of the black hole, from where it is blasted away as high-energy plasma jets travelling at near-light speeds.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
Certain times it could be channeled a bit differently, of course, but that’s true of all of us.
—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
But Sloan’s legacy is thriving in an entirely new way today as its being channeled through grandson Bobby Sloan.
—
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Flowerovlove channeled the trend in a matching two-piece pink denim set layered over a pastel bralet in the same color family.
—
John Monaco,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
Maybe some of the way public funds are being channeled is gonna to change.
—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeled
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King concluded that Saulter was in a conspiracy to get King removed from office, and directed Arriola to view recordings of other cameras in the office to determine who was entering the offices of Saulter and Goodloe.
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Residents were directed to leave via Mount Aukum Road, traveling either north to Pleasant Valley Road or south to Four Corners.
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The money was diverted to the governor’s wife’s charity, the Hope Florida Foundation, which funneled it to two political committees.
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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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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
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The project also included heavy-ion radiation testing conducted by NASA to evaluate the platform’s resilience for orbital and lunar missions.
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The commander of the NC13 strike UGV company in the 3rd Assault Brigade told the Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi in December that his unit has already conducted offensive operations using multiple armed robots simultaneously.
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