canalizes

present tense third-person singular of canalize
as in channels
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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  • This guest channels major Chloé energy by styling belted, muted pink jeans with a romantic yet structured ruffled blouse, platform clogs, round sunnies, and a top-handle bag.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 20 June 2026
  • Through a dual-timeline structure, Ward channels her profound grief into a searing indictment of American society.
    Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
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  • After an employee directs Claude Tag to complete a task, the bot will break that down into stages and work through them independently—delivering the final result to a team via Slack.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • Within the existing parking garage, the airport has installed and is calibrating a parking guidance system that directs drivers to available spaces using digital arrows mounted on the ceiling.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026
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  • The company also currently pipes water to 26 of its own data centers, and is working on more than 100 more such water reclamation projects.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • The company has raced to lock in distribution, securing a high-profile partnership with retail brokerage Robinhood that pipes its markets directly into mainstream trading apps used by millions of Americans.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
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  • San Diego City Council members are calling for fundamental changes to the city’s 4-year-old opportunity fund, which funnels money to recreation centers in low-income areas where community donations tend to lag.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026
  • The zone then funnels carcasses to the seafloor, and very little sediment movement at those depths means that the carcasses stay exposed to scavengers.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
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  • Yet such an approach carries the risk of more violent swings in stock and bond prices, analysts say, and ultimately could lead to higher interest rates for consumers and businesses.
    Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 June 2026
  • Fans split over who carries the blame, from the fighter and his team to the commission and the promotion.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
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  • Musk even conducts his own foreign policy.
    Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
  • Ambassador Reyna Torres Mendivil of the Mexican Consulate, whose office conducts daily welfare checks on Mexican nationals detained at the ICE processing center in Broadview, said the number of detainees has remained relatively steady since the start of the year.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
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“Canalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canalizes. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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