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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canalizing
Verb
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Because this is an actor who’s directing, and he’s never directed before.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026 -
Decades of city life had calcified the tension in my bones, the chatter in my mind directing me to do more, buy more, and be more.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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The team behind Kisa and C as in Charlie is channeling Atlanta nostalgia with this Southern country buffet concept debuting in the East Village.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Pham donned a neon pink wig and a vest, channeling Lily’s alter ego, Lola.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Millions of dollars in cash, including large sums believed to be funding foreign terrorists, continue to fly out of the Minneapolis airport annually, according to lawmakers investigating the money funneling schemes.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Both the Department of Justice and the House Ethics Committee have accused her of funneling part of that money into her campaign.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Troopers have determined the bus was carrying about 60 seventh and eighth grade students and adult staff members when the engine compartment began to smoke just south of Exit 32.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Heifler was carrying a large bottle of Everclear, a liquor with a high alcohol content level and had other components to make the Molotov cocktails at his home, the complaint said.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The only options are to keep trying, which is what conducting science is, or to give up.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Practically, this means that in addition to running your bags through the scanner and conducting physical pat-downs, the agents at security checkpoints may request proof of citizenship, ask personal questions, and demand to go through a traveler’s phone.—
Laura Bassett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Mar. 2026
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Allow mixture to soften to piping consistency.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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Other proposals floated over the decades included towing icebergs from Alaska or Antarctica, diverting rivers from the rainy Pacific Northwest or even piping Great Lakes water thousands of miles west across the Continental Divide.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Canalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canalizing. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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