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 This material is then channeled to the poles of black holes, from where it is blasted out as near-light-speed jets that can extend for thousands of light-years. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Below, here is how our favorite celebs channeled Italian-girl beauty. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 That signal broadcasts through the air to the nearest cell tower, where it gets channeled through a complex network of cables. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026 Plenty of music coming from the Caribbean in the past few years has mirrored those feelings, but to the surprise of some, it’s been channeled most prominently via reggaeton, dembow, reparto, and other sounds typically associated with partying. — Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026 Some channeled actual ladybugs and butterflies with giant colorful hoop skirts, and jackets that looked like cocoons, eliciting smiles from the crowd. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Hargitay has channeled Mansfield through style several times throughout her career, most recently re-creating several of the star’s looks while making the rounds to promote My Mom Jayne. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Bitterness lingered for generations and eventually channeled into their all-sports rivalry. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Florence Pugh Florence Pugh channeled Vivienne Westwood’s British edge in a lilac dress with shimmering sequins. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeled
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  • The countries have described the pact as defensive and said it is not directed against any particular state.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Every additional dollar spent on fuel is money that cannot be directed toward food and other services at a time when many families are already facing higher costs.
    — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • Beijing has funneled vast financing and political will toward building its own technology in cutting-edge sectors – like robotics, AI, biotech, space, new energy and chips – and applying that tech into industry.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Whereas they have historically been funneled into hierarchical law firms to spend a couple years billing time around the clock for no profit share, there are already countless more ways for young attorneys to leverage their degrees and skills.
    — Logan Brown, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • For Meyer, who was born and raised in Los Angeles and grew up on the Westside, reopening in the Palisades also carried personal significance.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Trump carried it by roughly 12 percentage points in 2024, and Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears carried it by about 8 points in 2025.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • The new estimates update older research to investigate cancer and infections that was conducted in 2018.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Early interactions were conducted without rigid boundary definitions, which implicitly permitted her to adopt the primary identity.
    — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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

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