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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
Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
From there, the pair started doing pop-ups that featured their style of nose-to-tail cuisine, and eventually created their YouTube channel to document not just the process of opening and running a restaurant, but to offer some helpful how-to videos along the way.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026
Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
Yet maybe, as the cartoonish machismo of Trumpism proves its hollowness, America’s latent resentment can be channeled to better ends.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
There are channels for complaints and rules around reporting events such as emergency services calls.
—Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
From there, the pair started doing pop-ups that featured their style of nose-to-tail cuisine, and eventually created their YouTube channel to document not just the process of opening and running a restaurant, but to offer some helpful how-to videos along the way.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
But investigators laid out an argument that funds were channeled into Cherfilus-McCormick's campaign through a number of business entities that were connected to the congresswoman and her siblings.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
Yet maybe, as the cartoonish machismo of Trumpism proves its hollowness, America’s latent resentment can be channeled to better ends.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for channel
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An example of the canal’s importance was seen in 2021, when a cargo ship became stuck across the waterway, cutting off the shipping lane.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
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In Connecticut, volunteers are needed to help cleanup the Long Wharf in New Haven at the canal dock boathouse.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Traffic through the strait has fallen by 90% since the start of the Iran war, sending global oil prices skyrocketing and inflicting alarming shortages on the Asian nations that get their oil from Persian Gulf countries via the strait.—
David McHugh,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Plus Yosh Nijman, Ekwonu’s backup and the Panthers’ swing tackle, suddenly retired earlier this month — flinging the Panthers’ offensive line plan into even narrower straits.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on Persian Gulf refineries, pipelines, gas fields and tanker terminals threaten to the prolong the global economic pain for months, even years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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When the 25-day storage wall forces a pipeline to stop, the system begins to degrade immediately.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s threats and attacks on vessels in the Gulf have raised the risk of transit enough to stop almost all traffic through the narrow waterway, which is the main conduit for about 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas, plus fertilizers that help grow crops the world relies on.—
Annette Choi,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Further, opponents argued, VT Crowfoot Valley proposed a flagpole annexation, using Crowfoot Valley Road as a narrow connecting conduit to physically link Castle Pines to the Crowsnest site.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 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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They have been seen directing snaking security lines and passing out water bottles to tired travelers.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Neighbors said King retaliated by erecting a floodlight directed at the neighbor’s house, along with blasting loud music.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Picnic in the shadow of ancient aqueducts.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2026
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Students learn how their water travels from the Sierra Nevada through reservoirs, pipes and aqueducts to finally end up in their homes.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The sound of my name over the intercom briefly disturbed the peace of the eatery and its outdoor patio.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Cantanucci’s property line is 72 feet away, but her hearing is such that the sound of balls bouncing and people yelping jumped the hedgerows.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Channel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channel. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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