variants
or channelled
as in funneled
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
Chlöe Bailey channeled her mentor Beyoncé's role as Foxxy Cleopatra in 2002's Austin Powers in Goldmember for Halloween 2025.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
While Taylor channeled striking sensuality in Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann, Fahy embraced feminine touches in Chloé.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 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
Meanwhile, Gigi and Bella channeled springtime earth tones in elegant green frocks.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Springsteen channeled his unresolved childhood trauma into his seminal album Nebraska.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
While Taylor channeled striking sensuality in Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann, Fahy embraced feminine touches in Chloé.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 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
Meanwhile, Gigi and Bella channeled springtime earth tones in elegant green frocks.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Springsteen channeled his unresolved childhood trauma into his seminal album Nebraska.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeled
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The chasm is widening between NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that funneled federal dollars to public media until Congress killed that funding earlier this year.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives has funneled some $500 million into other countries to subsidize Russian propaganda.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Chainguard, another repeat Cyber 60 startup that’s focused on security vulnerabilities in open-source software, raised an additional $280 million in funding last week.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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My campaign is focused on legally pausing the applications for rezoning so that all present developments that are in various stages of construction become occupy.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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Cement is a basic building supply, but Israel says in the past Hamas has siphoned it in Gaza to build hundreds of miles of concrete tunnels for its fighters.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Only once has a rival broadcast siphoned off a significant number of Super Bowl viewers, and that was a one-shot deal.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The two first met over Zoom while working on the Amazon film Música, which Mancuso wrote and directed.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The news, announced Wednesday, comes after the pic directed by Jay Roach hit theaters in late August.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Roofroomer treats the drainage system similarly, integrating a floor drain and piped sink basin drain through the floor of the unit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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Large buyers of electricity typically pay lower rates because the distribution infrastructure is less complex; power needs to be piped to one location rather than hundreds or thousands of homes, said Johnson.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas elections are currently conducted using two devices -- an ExpressVote device, which is the machine voters use to mark ballots, and the DS200 tabulator.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Spanberger has led the race in every major poll for months, including by as much as 10% in an Emerson College poll conducted in September.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Channeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channeled. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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