as in to direct
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
the director of the charity should be canalizing the flow of donations so that the money ends up where it is most needed
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Recent Examples of canalize
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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Zeev Sternhell, Slate Magazine, 7 Apr. 2017
Zeev Sternhell, Slate Magazine, 7 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canalize
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The motive and circumstances of the crash are still under investigation and police directed further inquiries to the USPS Postal Inspector, the lead investigating agency.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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Authentic Indian Collaboration, Not Cultural Appropriation Shot in Mumbai and creatively directed by Indiana Vos, Songs of Siren's latest campaign serves as a vibrant love letter to India's rich textile traditions.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Where The Money Is Flowing The U.S. National Science Foundation’s new Regional Innovation Engines channel up to $160 million over ten years into university–industry coalitions tackling AI grand challenges.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Thousands of protesters channel a civil rights icon in anti-Trump protests.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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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
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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
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These dunes, which rise abruptly from the shadow of Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains, are formed by the interplay of winds funneling through mountain passes and the ongoing recycling of sand via wind.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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The governor has used this same disaster pipeline for years to funnel billions of dollars to contractors with political ties to himself and the GOP.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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Locals cheered and swayed, heartily piping out call-and-response prompts a la Queen.—
Ramon Ramirez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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And to add a nice ambience, music is piped in over speakers.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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But another bill, HB 3520 by Rep. David Spiller, R-Jacksboro, to lessen the amount of liability insurance coverage rideshare drivers need to carry, took up a whole lot more time.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Just inside the doors of the employee entrance to Ford Motor Co.'s Dearborn Truck Plant is a scoreboard that looms high above a double set of steep stairs that carry the 3,600 employees up to the factory floor where the company builds its best-selling vehicle: the F-150 pickup.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
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In 2002, the estate conducted a forensic accounting of Monk’s catalog and discovered it was owed hundreds of thousands of dollars from the label.—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 July 2025
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The new survey's findings come just a few days after Trump's approval numbers on immigration hit an all-time low since the start of his second term in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted between July 15 and July 16.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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“Canalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canalize. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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