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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
Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Even pro-war Telegram channels inside Russia have been rife with such theories and predictions.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Kelley Manley, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Sarah Pidgeon, the actress who portrayed Bessette Kennedy in the show, has also been channeling the icon’s style.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
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Noun
What employees at the Foundation did not know is that Epstein had been using multiple channels and personal connections over several years to try to influence Bill Gates, as Fortune has detailed in earlier reporting.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Even pro-war Telegram channels inside Russia have been rife with such theories and predictions.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Verb
For Mas du Parfumeur, Webster channeled the easy glamour of the south of France in the 1960s, partnering with Parisian designer Marthe Simon, recently named one of the country’s emerging talents by Architectural Digest France.
—Kelley Manley, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Sarah Pidgeon, the actress who portrayed Bessette Kennedy in the show, has also been channeling the icon’s style.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for channel
Noun
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During this time, alligators can become more active, especially near lakes, ponds, canals and other bodies of water.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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At the same time as Panama’s government is earning more money from the newly brisk business in the canal, its shipping industry is being confronted by the geopolitical struggle in the same way as those of other countries.—
Alma Solís,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Faced with an impassable strait, carriers did not hold vessels in indefinite anchorage.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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No ships transited the strait Thursday, the second day in a row that the critical waterway has had no traffic at all, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.—
Mosheh Gains,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix is fielding offers from big tech firms to invest in specific production pipelines in order to ramp memory chip production, Reuters reported last week.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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That’s the point when the world hits the bare minimum amounts of oil needed for pipelines, storage tanks and export terminals to function properly.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Wembanyama typically is a vessel for the system, a conduit for the creation of his teammates.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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The most prominent cultural conduit on the scene this week wasn’t a single collector but Chanel’s blow-out dinner, followed by a big palazzo bash.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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The town, about 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach, Florida, is home to mediums, psychics and healers, many practicing out of their homes.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Think past life regression meditations, tarot and oracle card readings, and even sessions with psychics.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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Slash the bureaucracy in the California Department of Education, cut wasteful spending and direct those funds toward providing resources directly to both school districts and parents.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Separately, Schroer also allegedly posted a threatening message directed at Bondi, prosecutors said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
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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Initiatives include water desalination and underground aqueducts powered by clean energy, plus steam plants supplying electricity.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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With that hearing now less than a week away, the sights and sounds of the dying mall point to the fact that it could soon be laid to rest.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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What started as a faint buzzing sound from the complex became impossible to ignore.—
Amanda McCoy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2026
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“Channel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channel. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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