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as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
water was drained from the swamp through a specially constructed channel
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as in pipeline
a direct way of passing along information or supplies
you need to make arrangements through the proper channels
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as in conduit
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
had to replace the main water channel
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as in psychic
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
the channel went into a trance and began speaking in what was purported to be the voice of the deceased woman
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as in to direct
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 channel
Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Every week, new videos are released on the channel which aim to deliver a smile to your child’s face.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
According to a press release, the SODMG boss wanted to channel his inner-Beyoncé with a surprise drop for the fans.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The first episode in the season will drop this Saturday on Kidzuko, a YouTube channel owned by Sony Pictures.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Every week, new videos are released on the channel which aim to deliver a smile to your child’s face.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
Swift also channeled preppy style opposite an equally dressed up Kelce, 35, for their double date with Patrick and Brittany Mahomes and Kane and Katelyn Brown.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
According to a press release, the SODMG boss wanted to channel his inner-Beyoncé with a surprise drop for the fans.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for channel
Noun
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According to the sheriff’s office, a cleaning crew working near the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) canal came across a human skull in Redding in March 2013.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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The park contains a canal and a pond.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But part of the reason Florida finds itself in such dire straits is because Lagway has struggled, specifically to the tune of a five-to-six touchdown-to-interception ratio.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ferry service in the winter, however, is dependent on ice coverage in the straits.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, American High launched a digital comedy ecosystem, creating short-form content for social media with a batch of young comedic actors that the company can then funnel through its film production pipeline.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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He's trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade and the Groundlings, two comedy schools known for being SNL pipelines.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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Only the means, the conduits of misinformation, and the overall enshittification have changed.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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Gilmour’s set—simultaneously a gesture to Fascist architecture, a conduit to nowhere, and a scatological joke—shores up the production in several ways.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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While ferrying Camila from playdates to pet psychics, Issa realizes the dog’s bark is worse than her bite—much like Camila’s attractive, yet reclusive owner, Theo (Famous in Love’s Carter Jenkins).—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Willing to try anything, Mary began speaking to alleged psychics.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The code directed the money to a digital wallet not owned by the man, but presumably owned by the scammer, the complaint states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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In the leadup to the deadline to fund the government this week, the White House directed agencies to prepare for mass firings in the event that Congress couldn’t reach a deal, rather than furloughing those not deemed essential as in past shutdowns.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For millennia, qanats—ingenious underground aqueducts—balanced survival with scarcity across the central plateau of Iran.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This area was mostly empty at the beginning, but the monstrous sounds of the race cars firing up their engines drew a lot of attention.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Channel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channel. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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