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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
But his passion for the sport eventually led back to the hardwood, where Calhoun channeled his loss and his pain into the gym, eventually building an uninspiring state school in the farmland of Storrs into a national champion and perennial powerhouse.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Brown channeled her grief into action, launching Jared's Heart of Success the following year.
—Monique John, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
While attending a volleyball match at the 2023 Invictus Games, Meghan channeled polished prep vibes.
—Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
But where that earlier collection channeled global unrest, Easter Lily a six-song meditation on friendship, grief, faith and the possibility of renewal.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 Apr. 2026
Since her early days as a salon receptionist, the artist formerly known as Catherine Garner has channeled her unbridled id with a head-spinning boldness that would be probable cause for exorcism in most God-fearing countries.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
Over the next few centuries the Chinese developed a proto-gun that channeled the power of gunpowder through a cylinder, and the explosive substance gradually spread westward for both military and industrial purposes.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Through these and other radical methodologies, the Austrian artist Maria Lassnig (1919–2014) channeled her perception of a moment and made the invisible visible.
—Air Mail, 28 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
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Brown channeled her grief into action, launching Jared's Heart of Success the following year.
—Monique John, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
While attending a volleyball match at the 2023 Invictus Games, Meghan channeled polished prep vibes.
—Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
But where that earlier collection channeled global unrest, Easter Lily a six-song meditation on friendship, grief, faith and the possibility of renewal.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 Apr. 2026
Since her early days as a salon receptionist, the artist formerly known as Catherine Garner has channeled her unbridled id with a head-spinning boldness that would be probable cause for exorcism in most God-fearing countries.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
Over the next few centuries the Chinese developed a proto-gun that channeled the power of gunpowder through a cylinder, and the explosive substance gradually spread westward for both military and industrial purposes.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Through these and other radical methodologies, the Austrian artist Maria Lassnig (1919–2014) channeled her perception of a moment and made the invisible visible.
—Air Mail, 28 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeled
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The dynamic stage production, directed by Phillip M Church, features Justine Chichester, Shawn Buller and Laquantis Morton who deliver—verbatim—Taussig’s inspiring and evocative voice.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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According to Stanford, Li had directed that the diaries, along with correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs and other materials, be made publicly available for study at the university’s Hoover Institution for fear they might otherwise be destroyed by Chinese authorities.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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The algorithm funnelled me into accounts that were making hard, scathing criticisms of Judaism as an organized religion.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The money will be funneled through the state’s basic education funding formula, which means local districts will be required to match some of it.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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This year, Leo carried the cross through the fourteen stations that mark Jesus’ suffering and death.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ovalle had to be carried of the field.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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During a recent focus group of twenty Gen Z Republicans conducted by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, a subset of participants were asked to share their thoughts on Hitler.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The research was conducted by graduate student Kyhl Austin and Professor Daniel Rubinoff through the university’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR), specifically its Entomology Section.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Channeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channeled. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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