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

For those who want access to even more channels under DirecTV’s five-day free trial, the service’s Premier package offers over 185 channels, including HBO Max, ESPN, Hulu, Disney+, Starz, and Paramount+, among several others. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 10 July 2026 These channels would continuously stream programs, shows, and movies from a specific genre, so subscribers wouldn't have to spend time deciding what to watch. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026

Verb

The elegant Anna Diop has a grand time, too, as Zuri’s ice-cold, not-all-there mom, who lullabies her days away practicing yoga and channeling major get-away-from-me looks. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Lexi Minetree continues to channel Elle Woods in an all-pink ensemble at the Elle Summer Party in Paris on July 6. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for channel

Recent Examples of Synonyms for channel

Noun

The brightest things in the picture—that bit of blue heaven and the red-and-white house across the canal—are also the most distant.

— Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Researchers say the technology could support emergency response operations, temporary bridges, floating markets, event stages, and other on-demand infrastructure for rivers, canals, lakes, and coastal areas.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

Iran and the United States agreed as part of the interim deal to allow ships to pass through the strait without paying charges for 60 days.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong both reaffirmed their commitment to the unimpeded passage of vessels through the strait shortly after a meeting in Indonesia's capital on Monday.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of strait

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Infrastructure In infrastructure, the analysts said investors should look at companies that own critical networks such as grids, pipelines, fiber networks and transport assets that are difficult to replicate.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Cohen argued that women leave STEM fields at disproportionately higher rates than men and that the issue isn’t simply a pipeline problem.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of pipeline

Noun

Is entrepreneurial-minded, understands there will be a lot of heavy lifting, and is naturally eager to be a conduit for the feedback loop.

— Kate Morgan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Now, with the recent release of the MPC One G2, MPC Live III Retro, and MPC Key 37 G2, Akai has repositioned itself as a conduit between producers and musicians of all ages, with products built for the past, present, and future.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of conduit

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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
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

Definition of psychic

Verb

Trust her to direct you to the right bottle on her concise, personal list, or to pour you a glass of something exciting from a nightly-changing selection.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Auteurs are out in force in this year’s writing and directing Emmy races and so are veteran pilot and episodic helmers.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 July 2026

Definition of direct

Noun

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
The rolling landscape, nestled between a nature preserve and a cattle ranch, had silvery groves of ancient olive trees, a meandering creek, and a network of antique aqueducts snaking through the fields.

— Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026

Definition of aqueduct

Noun

Every once in a while a crow calls, but there’s not much structure to it, with the sounds listlessly bouncing off the walls imposed by the five-minute runtimes instead of cohering into a rhythm.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
The dome includes small, colored balls inside, which make the popping sound when the child pushes the button at the top.

— Sari Hitchins, Parents, 6 July 2026