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

That the Dodgers, and by extension, Walter, own part of the Spectrum SportsNet LA channel. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 When a timing conflict comes up, an access instruction is unclear, or a customer needs to flag a change mid-route, the channel to resolve it is already open. — William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

Earlier this year, Lovato channeled her inner Brat at the Los Angeles premiere of Charli XCX’s The Moment. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 19 Aug. 2026 The funds will be channeled through Shakira’s Fundación Pies Descalzos (Barefoot Foundation), and will go toward rebuilding schools and getting children back into classrooms. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for channel

Recent Examples of Synonyms for channel

Noun

Authorities have also begun to reduce the daily number of ships that can transit the canal.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Amid concerns of a further reduction in precipitation and runoff, the canal operator has already imposed multiple draft restrictions for larger Neopanamax vessels to limit the amount of freight carried through the channel.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

An attack on a cargo vessel transiting the strait earlier this week killed one person.

— Jenni Reid,Emma Graham, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Barring a full reopening of the strait and a resolution to the conflict, both energy producers and consumers will have to contend with continued uncertainty.

— Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of strait

Noun

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ pipeline received a massive boost with the addition of Gavin McKenna, providing them with a true franchise cornerstone.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Kuwait is holding discussions with Saudi Arabia and other countries about a possible pipeline to bypass the Strait, Kuwaiti Oil Minister Tariq Sulaiman Al-Roumi said earlier this month.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of pipeline

Noun

However, developing specialized buoyant materials, underwater conduits, and anti-corrosive gear come with a premium price tag.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
As to mechanical, electrical and plumbing work, the construction crew has installed five miles of conduit, obtained 1,700 linear feet of plumbing pipe and installed 500 linear feet of that piping.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of conduit

Verb

The agency declined to speak on Pullman Innovations, directing comments to the Illinois attorney general’s office.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Ford had already directed the excellent A Single Man in 2009 and would go on to make Nocturnal Animals in 2016.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of direct

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Roman aqueducts Aqueducts transported water from distant sources into cities using gravity rather than mechanical pumps.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
The man responsible for one of the greatest engineering marvels of his time, the 233-mile aqueduct that gave a semiarid region a world-class city, now admitted responsibility for one of the greatest engineering disasters in American history.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of aqueduct

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The young group, with members ranging in age from 15 to 19, uses the album to introduce their signature sound as a group, Soultronic — a genre that mixes soulful R&B vocals with electronic music.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
The sounds of the frogs that live around it dot my sleep, and the sound of the creek itself is always in the background of my hearing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026