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or channelled
as in directed
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 channeled
That blueprint must become real commitments to replenish adaptation and loss-and-damage funds, move beyond the Glasgow pledge to double adaptation finance by 2025, and work toward tripling by 2030, channelled directly to farmers, mayors, engineers, and innovators.
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Natalie Unterstell, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Brooks Nader Brooks Nader channeled old school glamour in her red gown.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Chlöe Bailey channeled her mentor Beyoncé's role as Foxxy Cleopatra in 2002's Austin Powers in Goldmember for Halloween 2025.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Honoring the night’s Halloween theme, Ravnik channeled a rugged vampire while Affleck wore a spooky blood-red outfit.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
The couple have also channeled celebrities with recent Halloween costumes, including Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, and Margot Robbie, among others.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Dončić channeled his competitive rage against the team that knocked him out of the playoffs a season ago.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Natalie Unterstell, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Brooks Nader Brooks Nader channeled old school glamour in her red gown.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Chlöe Bailey channeled her mentor Beyoncé's role as Foxxy Cleopatra in 2002's Austin Powers in Goldmember for Halloween 2025.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Honoring the night’s Halloween theme, Ravnik channeled a rugged vampire while Affleck wore a spooky blood-red outfit.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
The couple have also channeled celebrities with recent Halloween costumes, including Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, and Margot Robbie, among others.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Dončić channeled his competitive rage against the team that knocked him out of the playoffs a season ago.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeled
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Gerard Damiano was a smart guy, a hairdresser from the Bronx who directed Deep Throat and the follow-up, Devil in Miss Jones, which were killing it at the box office, high up on Variety’s Top 50 list of the highestgrossing films.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rovina’s Choice is directed by Thomas Jennings and Annie Wong and edited by Flávia De Souza.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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On Cebu, the rugged terrain funnelled water straight into communities that lack sufficient drainage.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Chief among Grant’s backers is Roscoe Conkling (Shea Whigham), a New York senator who benefits from the federal money funneled through the port and various other political favors.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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The show, which was slated to be carried live by the network and stream on Peacock, has reportedly been shelved in order to allow Snoop to focus on his gig as a Winter Olympics correspondent.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lee performed two new songs early on during the set, both of which carried the hazy radio-skipping nostalgia of Diamond Jubilee.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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Between 2022 and 2023, a team from Arkeologerna conducted an intensive investigation in the southernmost area of the former city.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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What wasn't being collected are other research observations that are part of every hurricane season, including experiments conducted by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division and its academic partners, who were able to pay their scientists who flew with NOAA during Melissa.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Channeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channeled. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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