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
  • Caroline Norris is series producer, Gemma O’Shaughnessy is producer and the series is directed by Addison and Neasa Hardiman.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Robert Moresco‘s directed the film from a script by Amanda Moresco and Stefano Torrisi.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of directed
Verb
  • Material that isn't consumed by these feasting cosmic titans is channeled to the poles of the black holes, from where it is blasted out as plasma jets.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this year, Lovato channeled her inner Brat at the Los Angeles premiere of Charli XCX’s The Moment.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of channeled
Verb
  • Since June's election, Super PACs associated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have funneled more than $5 million into the East Bay race on ads supporting Hernandez, according to Politico.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Federal investigators are probing whether insurance firms owned by Walter improperly funnelled money to other companies of his.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of funneled
Verb
  • Norman carried his district and the upstate, where the Grahams were raised and where conservative voters had been most critical of the late senator.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Moscow overnight into Wednesday morning, the city's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said, hours after the departure of the plane that carried CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow for an unannounced visit on Tuesday morning.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • The collection also includes a special Poké Ball Doughnut — glazed and dipped in vanilla icing, topped with red sprinkles and piped with chocolate icing.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Then the researchers piped apple cider vinegar into that airstream, switching it on and off depending on the fly’s position on this virtual field.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of piped
Verb
  • Edwards said no officers have been put on leave, but an review is conducted after every pursuit.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
  • And the latest poll, conducted by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, found 48% of likely voters support it, 41% oppose it and 11% are undecided.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of conducted
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“Canalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canalized. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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