Thesaurus results for CANALIZES

canalizes

verb

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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The pop star even recruited Sex and the City‘s Cynthia Nixon for a fun music video that fully channels the Christmas spirit.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
Grounded in a personal mission to be of service, DeLoach channels her energy into high-impact advocacy.

— Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of channels

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The artist’s best work, in a new retrospective at the Whitney Museum, directs his campy humor at gender stereotypes.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
But DeFlock, a crowdsourcing website that directs people to plot the cameras on a map after finding them, estimates the number in a 29-county area around Atlanta is more than 6,000 – both Flock and non-Flock ALPRs.

— Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

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Available CabinWatch lets parents see rear passengers on the dashboard screen, while CabinTalk pipes the driver’s voice through rear speakers or connected headphones.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, which pipes fresh water from the mainland throughout the Keys, said in a statement that the break happened on Conch Key, which is about 14 miles north of the Middle Keys city of Marathon.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of pipes

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For instance, a donor can give money to a nonprofit that then funnels it to a PAC, which would report the nonprofit as the donor rather than identifying the person.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026
Researchers with Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University published an opinion piece in The 74 detailing how states can build a system that captures some FSTC dollars and funnels them to public school students.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of funnels

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Carson Hansen ran for 119 on 14 carries, scoring a 12-yard touchdown in the first quarter and adding a key 36-yard run to keep Penn State's final drive going.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
The Bearcats back rushed for 252 yards on 12 carries with three touchdowns.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026

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Honan and Zeche lead Honan Strategy Group, a New York polling and strategy firm that conducts the 5 Borough Barometer, a recurring survey of New York City public opinion.

— Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026
Instant cooling fibers help keep your sleep surface cooler night after night, while copper infusion naturally conducts heat away from your body to help optimize sleep cycles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

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