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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 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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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
Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Messages left Saturday seeking comment from the community access channel were not immediately returned.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Maldonado is well-known in Miami for hosting intense services at his West Kendall church that often involve speaking in tongues and channeling the Holy Spirit.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
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Noun
Reached by boat, Tsowa is surrounded by river channels and shaded by towering trees.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Messages left Saturday seeking comment from the community access channel were not immediately returned.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
Verb
Fellow livestream host La La Anthony, a bronze goddess in a Wiederhoeft gown dripping with jewels, channeled her inner Jessica Rabbit with red hair.
—Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Maldonado is well-known in Miami for hosting intense services at his West Kendall church that often involve speaking in tongues and channeling the Holy Spirit.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for channel
Noun
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Guests will also have the chance to step off the train to explore the canals of Venice, walk the vibrant streets of Budapest, or visit the charming squares of Brașov.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
19 May 2026
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From trendy, canal-side spots to swanky rooftop bars, these are some of the best places to catch up over a cocktail.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
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The strait’s closure has stranded tankers and caused energy prices to spike, threatening global economic growth.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The strait’s closure because of the war has kept oil tankers pent up in the Persian Gulf instead of delivering crude to customers worldwide, which has driven up prices.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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YouTube Shorts and the YouTube Create app are among the first platforms where Omni Flash capabilities are being introduced, signalling a tighter connection between AI generation tools and content creation pipelines.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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Chevron and the state have been in a tense relationship for years; Chevron moved its headquarters out of California in 2024 after complaining about state and local regulations, and is currently buying oil shipped through an offshore pipeline that California has attempted to keep shut down.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
22 May 2026
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Circle loses its largest revenue conduit.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Gift cards are a common conduit used by catfishers.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Terazawa is working on her second novel, Curse Him, a surreal and tense autofiction accounting for three summer months of being scammed by psychics in a small Appalachian town.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance.—
Ziv Epstein,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
Verb
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The candidates themselves seemed low-energy, even with their jabs — which were largely directed at Becerra, as Mark said.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Another incident identified by police allegedly occurred on March 27, when Berrios-Otero allegedly motioned for a 4-year-old child to sit on his lap and directed him to get a blanket, according to the warrant affidavits.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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The mussels’ tiny larvae have drifted down canals and aqueducts of the State Water Project and have been detected as far south as Bakersfield, Los Angeles and San Diego counties.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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The tunnel would create a second route to transport water from new intakes on the Sacramento River to the south side of the Delta, where pumps send water into the aqueducts of the State Water Project.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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After all these years, McCartney still has an undying urge to try to change your day or your life with a sound.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Using music as a canvas to paint a funny, layered portrait of the human experience, Johnson creates a set that comes alive with the sound of more than the laughter at the Wiltern, where the special was filmed earlier this year.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2026
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“Channel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channel. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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