channeled

variants or channelled
past tense of channel
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 The closure channeled extra traffic to and then backed up I-285 northbound on both sides of town from well before its two I-20 intersections. Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The two men have spoken directly since Warsh became chairman, breaking with a tradition that sees contact between the Fed and the administration channeled through the Treasury secretary. Matt Peterson, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 The funds are slated to be channeled through Shakira’s Fundación Pies Descalzos (Barefoot Foundation), and will go toward rebuilding schools and getting children back into classrooms. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 Regan Slater channelled his inner David Beckham with his set-piece deliveries, Mohamed Belloumi ran around nutmegging people, and McBurnie dropped a lone-striker masterclass. Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Material that isn't consumed by these feasting cosmic titans is channeled to the poles of the black holes, from where it is blasted out as plasma jets. Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026 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 For years, Kiganda channeled his grief into advocacy, participating in World AIDS Day to raise awareness about HIV. Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026 Natalie channeled that motivation in the en suite bath as well. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeled
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  • Caroline Norris is series producer, Gemma O’Shaughnessy is producer and the series is directed by Addison and Neasa Hardiman.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Robert Moresco‘s directed the film from a script by Amanda Moresco and Stefano Torrisi.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Robert Manuel Nacionales Tafoya, at the time the Baldwin Park city attorney, drafted up the legal documents that funneled the money from Chavez’s firm to Pacheco and worked with Pacheco to deliver the permits, prosecutors say.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Since June's election, Super PACs associated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have funneled more than $5 million into the East Bay race on ads supporting Hernandez, according to Politico.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • Norman carried his district and the upstate, where the Grahams were raised and where conservative voters had been most critical of the late senator.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Moscow overnight into Wednesday morning, the city's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said, hours after the departure of the plane that carried CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow for an unannounced visit on Tuesday morning.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Edwards said no officers have been put on leave, but an review is conducted after every pursuit.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
  • And the latest poll, conducted by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, found 48% of likely voters support it, 41% oppose it and 11% are undecided.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Channeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channeled. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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