channeling

verb

variants or channelling
present participle of channel
as in directing
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 channeling Warsh is channeling a conservative economic tradition at the Fed. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 July 2026 Knowing where the landmines are is the first step to defusing them and channeling their power in ways that create value rather than destroy it. — Susan MacKenty Brady, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie looked like Serie A regulars, Folarin Balogun’s finishing was on song and Gio Reyna put to rest any doubts about his selection by channelling his inner Luka Modric. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026 The elegant Anna Diop has a grand time, too, as Zuri’s ice-cold, not-all-there mom, who lullabies her days away practicing yoga and channeling major get-away-from-me looks. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Irmler’s Unbegunden leans into immersive electronics, organ drones and spontaneous composition, channeling the group’s most uncompromising impulses. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 July 2026 Next, get your hands dirty while channeling your inner paleontologist at American Fossil in the South Dempsey Quarry. — Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026 The new batch of episodes will also have a fresh theme, which Chen Moonves teased as channeling iconic moments from Big Brother history and time-bending twists that would directly impact the game. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 How about Austin Hill channeling his inner-Kyle Busch and giving Shane Van Gisbergen some payback in Kyle's old RCR Chevy? — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeling
  1. directing
  2. funneling
  3. conducting
  4. carrying
Verb
  • Along came evening ice time in Edina, jerseys, referees, fans and even a few celebrity coaches directing the 4-on-4 action that’s heavy on offense and showmanship, and light on defense and fundamentals.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 July 2026
  • The only free Bowden is Anna, who could easily be charged for directing her sleazy father to plant drugs at Cady’s place.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of directing
Verb
  • By late June, surging wildfire activity prompted coordinators to move the needle to level 4 and begin funneling more crews to the hottest spots.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • By funneling the malicious traffic through a benign-appearing device on a trustworthy IP address, the attackers are able to lower the chances of getting blocked by firewalls and other security defenses.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of funneling
Verb
  • The Academic Senate is also conducting a review of the A-G framework — a process that is not tied to the standardized testing timeline.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Swisher was conducting a traffic stop on westbound Texas 114 when he was alerted that a car pouring smoke was heading toward him.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of conducting
Verb
  • That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Then in April, one of the company’s ships was passing Puerto Rico between two other jobs while carrying an advanced underwater drone with the right sensors to find the plane.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of carrying

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