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1
as in to pump
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
I let the stranded motorist siphon some of my gas so he could be on his way
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2
as in to funnel
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
investigators discovered that the so-called charitable organization was siphoning funds for personal use
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Recent Examples of siphon
But before anyone could figure out the full extent of what Franklin’s deal was, the villain Annihilus showed up and tried to kidnap him to siphon off his energy — another plot point mirrored by the movie.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 25 July 2025
However, for decades, the quarterly IAEA reports have been crucial for high confidence assessments about the scale of Iran’s enrichment program and whether vast amounts of enriched uranium have not been siphoned off to develop nuclear weapons.
—Robert A. Pape, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
YouTube siphons up to 45% of ad revenue; Spotify pays artists less than a penny per stream; TikTok’s algorithm can bury a post without warning.
—Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Hackers planted a Raspberry Pi equipped with a 4G modem in the network of an unnamed bank in an attempt to siphon money out of the financial institution's ATM system, researchers reported Wednesday.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
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Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 25 July 2025
However, for decades, the quarterly IAEA reports have been crucial for high confidence assessments about the scale of Iran’s enrichment program and whether vast amounts of enriched uranium have not been siphoned off to develop nuclear weapons.
—Robert A. Pape, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
YouTube siphons up to 45% of ad revenue; Spotify pays artists less than a penny per stream; TikTok’s algorithm can bury a post without warning.
—Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Hackers planted a Raspberry Pi equipped with a 4G modem in the network of an unnamed bank in an attempt to siphon money out of the financial institution's ATM system, researchers reported Wednesday.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
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Ukraine is focusing drone attacks on refineries, pumping stations and fuel trains in an effort to hurt the Russian war machine - but also to disrupt daily life in Russia.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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Owners and players must approve any changes, though both will welcome the instant revenue new teams will pump into the game with expansion fees of $2 billion apiece.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The same lawmakers who once expressed outrage over the Afghanistan withdrawal are now silent as those evacuees — and many others — are funneled into a militarized detention system.—
Chris Purdy,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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In many places, MMSD has also restored rivers and creeks to their previous state, removing concrete that funneled excess water too quickly, and essentially created a water cannon that made heavy rain events particularly unsafe.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Design can nudge employees toward better creativity, recovery, and well-being, or leave them drained.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Treating the condition involves surgery to implant a shunt to drain excess fluid from the inside of the skull, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The executive order also includes a clause directing Duffy to reevaluate, amend, or rescind a slate of launch safety regulations written during the first Trump administration.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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The bill also proposed that large signs directing slower traffic not to travel in the farthest left lane be placed on major freeways.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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According to Daltrey, the moment that inspired the troubles is related to the technical setup of The Who’s live show, which features electronic drums piped in through in-ear monitors.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
4 Aug. 2025
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While dining, guests watch curated short films on two 45-foot-wide LED screens with audio piped into Tesla car systems for drive-in customers.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Somehow, somewhere during that cultural revolution, language appeared as another means, a very effective means, of transmitting cultural knowledge.—
Madeleine Beekman
August 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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The term spectrum rights refers to using part of the radio frequency spectrum for transmitting data to and from space.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Siphon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siphon. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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