Thesaurus results for CHANNEL

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noun

ˈcha-nᵊl

Definition of channel

as in canal

an open man-made passageway for water water was drained from the swamp through a specially constructed channel

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as in strait

a narrow body of water between two land masses the world record for swimming the channel between France and Great Britain

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as in pipeline

a direct way of passing along information or supplies you need to make arrangements through the proper channels

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as in conduit

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) had to replace the main water channel

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as in psychic

a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead the channel went into a trance and began speaking in what was purported to be the voice of the deceased woman

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channel

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verb

as in to direct

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway an athletic youth who channeled all of his energy into sports

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Recent Examples of channel

Noun

So are the licensing agreements that owners of cable channels have with cable companies. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 One of those experiments is bundling France’s TF1 channels into Netflix, with one analyst wondering if the service is eyeing similar deals elsewhere. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026

Verb

For nearly two decades, Buffett had channeled his donations via the Gates Foundation—some $48 billion across 19 years. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2026 China's securities regulator this year tightened the screw on mainland investors channeling money into overseas stocks, as part of a broader push to keep capital outflows in official channels that give Beijing more visibility and control. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for channel

Recent Examples of Synonyms for channel

Noun

The festival is held annually to celebrate the end of an outbreak of the plague in 1576 and is attended by thousands of people in boats and on the city’s canals, culminating in a fireworks show over the city.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Hooking a Giant That morning was still as my kayak cut through the hydrilla and into a canal.

— Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

Transits through the strait had risen after the lifting of the previous US blockade and the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The new project would allow containers to enter and leave the country without having to pass through the strait, before moving them on trucks overland to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and neighboring Gulf countries.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Definition of strait

Noun

The bacteria legionella was found in the water back in June in a pipeline that also supplies water to the building's refrigerators, water fountains and any other line that produces water.

— Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Aramco’s East-West pipeline and its investments in storage facilities around the world enabled it to take advantage of higher crude prices.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of pipeline

Noun

Federal authorities routinely target South Florida remittance companies that operate as conduits for unlawful money transfers, especially for drug traffickers, because many are suspected of evading bank-reporting requirements.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Hard-liners want to ensure lasting control over the waterway, which is a globally important conduit for fuel shipments and has become a critical lever in confronting the West.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of conduit

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Though unusual, unorthodox and often a last resort, police departments at times call on psychics to help redirect detectives who’ve looked at the same facts and evidence time and again.

— Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
From musty star maps to ratty psychics, the movie so adores Los Angeles that Thomas Lennon’s hair stylist character is a riff on local billboard king Chaz Dean.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of psychic

Verb

The governor’s September 2020 order directed the state to require all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state after 2035 be zero-emission vehicles.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Staging a great needle drop isn’t the same thing as directing a great movie.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026

Definition of direct

Noun

These properties have enabled the likes of the Pantheon, ancient Roman aqueducts, and even parts of the Colosseum to survive two millennia, while some Brutalist buildings from the 1960s that were made from modern concrete are crumbling.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
Despite the dilapidated state, the couple fell in love with its ancient olive trees, a creek and a network of aqueducts winding through the fields.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026

Definition of aqueduct

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The theater is selling experiences Netflix or a home television cannot reproduce, including scale, immersive sound and a communal opening-weekend experience.

— David Deal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
By the time Phaedra’s birthday dinner rolls around, the sound of Porsha sharpening her knives reaches its height.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026