channeled

variants or channelled
Definition of channelednext
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 Moderated by IndieWire’s Anne Thompson, the panel explored how Luna channelled his own experiences with grief into an adaptation of Brenda Navarro’s novel about family separation and emotional displacement. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2026 Business development companies, or BDCs, became the vehicle through which much of this capital was channeled and became widely available to retail investors. Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 This kind of collaboration should be channeled to expand publicly accessible natural lands. John Reid, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 Dry waste is to be routed through material recovery facilities (MRF), where it is sorted and channeled for recycling or further processing. Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026 Usually shy, the architecture major now channeled her inner Lesley Stahl. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 The Emmy-winning comedian and actress channeled her supermodel side for the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, which was released on Tuesday, May 12. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 12 May 2026 DangeRuss, meanwhile, perfectly channeled, well … um …. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 May 2026 For Mas du Parfumeur, Webster channeled the easy glamour of the south of France in the 1960s, partnering with Parisian designer Marthe Simon, recently named one of the country’s emerging talents by Architectural Digest France. Kelley Manley, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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  • Garcia, who wrote and directed the movie, has come up with some crisply clever faux-noir dialogue, and part of the joke is that Joe speaks in his hardboiled pensées while everyone else talks like a normal person.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026
  • Human-Originated Decision Rate What percentage of your team's output was directed by specific human intent before the model was engaged and how much was generated by the model and then edited?
    Abhishek Gandotra, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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  • Some of those teenagers were lured by ads promising good-paying jobs, only to discover they were being funneled to a Jalisco cartel training camp an hour outside Guadalajara.
    Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
  • For decades, Maryland funneled Black children into the adult criminal legal system at alarming rates.
    Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
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  • Wearing a tasteful, monk-like robe in muted camel, Grogu was ceremoniously carried to a waiting bank of red carpet photographers.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • Goldman Sachs analysts reported in late 2025 that companies announcing layoffs carried higher debt, higher capital expenditure, and lower profit growth than peers, suggesting the cuts were responses to financial distress rather than AI efficiency gains.
    Julie Averill, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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  • Throughout 2008 a pilot project was conducted in a Namibian village about 65 miles east of Windhoek.
    Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Research conducted by one of New Jersey's largest credit unions found a trip down the Jersey Shore is going to cost 11% more this year on average.
    Christine Sloan, CBS News, 18 May 2026

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“Channeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channeled. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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