canalized

verb

past tense of canalize
as in directed
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 Synonyms for canalized
  1. directed
  2. channeled
  3. funneled
  4. carried
  5. piped
  6. conducted
Verb
  • Hochul, in signing the order, directed the Department of Public Service (DPS) to consider creating the fund to help support the procurement of a clean energy supply and establish an insurance pool to protect against large loads.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • The 2000s megacomic Dane Cook will star in an upcoming horror short directed by wunderkind Obsession director Barker’s father, Jeff Barker, per The Hollywood Reporter.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of directed
Verb
  • The Czech Republic channelled their inner Premier League influence to score from a throw-in, while Korea’s equaliser by Hwang In-beom came at the end of a 25-pass move.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • These entrepreneurs channeled profound adversity into solutions that now help countless others.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of channeled
Verb
  • On the plane, you’re hemmed in by the choices of your fellow-passengers; by the physical constraints of your environment; and by the economic considerations that have funnelled you into your particular seat on the plane.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
  • For more than a decade, California has taxed health insurance companies and funneled that money to Medi-Cal and the state’s general fund.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of funneled
Verb
  • Along with Nyong’o, celebrities like Meryl Streep, Katy Perry and Millie Bobby Brown have carried the brand’s clutches.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
  • Short cruises have carried a party reputation for years, as noted earlier, but the format has always been broader than its loudest examples.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • Those included a charmingly cluttered Bucket family home, a lush candyland with the smell of chocolate piped through the Royal Theater to complement the full-size mock chocolate river, and a glass elevator that flew above the audience.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • For those looking for simple car camping (beginner) Each of these campgrounds are in Angeles National Forest, offer piped water and vault toilets, and have sites with picnic tables, parking spots and campfire rings.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of piped
Verb
  • The surveillance program remains active, and mosquito control operations are being conducted in areas the virus activity has been detected.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • The first and most important thing to remember is that both people — but especially Bellingham — will have conducted their post-match duties in a state of physical and emotional exhaustion.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of conducted
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“Canalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canalized. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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