Thesaurus results for CANALIZING

canalizing

verb

present participle of canalize

as in directing

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 laser accelerated electrons through a gas, directing them into a solid target to create light bursts that generated muon pairs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
From labor struggles and lynching to desegregation, Murray served as the ethical voice of reason, directing Roosevelt to use her immensely powerful position on behalf of righteous causes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of directing

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The president has reworked Russia’s economy and political system around the conflict, channeling investment into weapons factories and making loud proponents of the war central figures in the country’s government.

— Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Pop star and Pennyworth actress Paloma Faith is channeling a Hollywood titan’s controversial past behavior amid her courtship with boyfriend Stevie Thomas.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of channeling

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For years, hospitals have been buying and building outpatient centers, and then funneling more care to them.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Despite funneling $40 billion into enterprise investment, 95 percent of organizations are not yet seeing any returns.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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An ammunition depot was hit, as were a bulk carrier in the Chornomorsk port carrying dual-use goods and port infrastructure in Izmail, the ministry said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
As the hundreds of thousands of people made their way down the narrow roads following the politician, a few rerouted into the industry event, still carrying big flags and with faces lit up with hope.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of carrying

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Authorities are monitoring air quality and hotspots, with the government conducting cloud seeding when conditions permit to alleviate the situation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The company instead explained this was likely speculators conducting trades off of arbitrage, where the spot price of a cryptocurrency is moving on a different exchange and is off slightly from where a market maker’s original order was.

— Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of conducting

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Lucid offers a couple of relaxation videos that span both screens, while also piping in atmospheric audio to transport you to the beach or lakeside.

— Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
The finished product is similar in flavor to cheese straws, just a little more hearty and without all the fussing over mixing and piping pastry dough.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2026

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