variants
or channelling
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
The French plan follows SoftBank’s announcement in March to launch a large-scale data center project in Ohio, potentially channeling $500 billion to install 10 gigawatts of capacity.
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Benoit Berthelot, Fortune, 30 May 2026
But the proud born-again evangelical is channeling the zeal of an old-fashioned tent revival, even if some of his rhetoric falls far outside the bounds of the Good Book.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
While not made with AI, Pratt created another video channeling The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, writing his own lyrics to the show’s iconic theme song to embrace criticisms of his living situation.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
For many actresses, channeling Monroe, who died 50 years ago at 36 of an overdose of barbiturates, is virtually a rite of passage.
—Rebecca Mead, Allure, 29 May 2026
Federal agencies including the DOE and the Department of War have identified this concentration as a structural vulnerability and have been channeling capital toward domestic alternatives through grant programs, loan guarantees, and offtake support mechanisms.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Berlin is channeling its underground club energy into sober dance parties.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
From Chicago channeling London to Napa Valley evoking Tuscany, these spots deliver a Euro-style escape closer to home.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
None of Brad Lambert, Isak Rosén, or Brayden Yager is capable of vaulting past Scheifele or Connor to claim the role, either, so the internal option is either Scheifele channeling his idol Tom Brady in defiance of Father Time … or nobody.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Benoit Berthelot, Fortune, 30 May 2026
But the proud born-again evangelical is channeling the zeal of an old-fashioned tent revival, even if some of his rhetoric falls far outside the bounds of the Good Book.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
While not made with AI, Pratt created another video channeling The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, writing his own lyrics to the show’s iconic theme song to embrace criticisms of his living situation.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
For many actresses, channeling Monroe, who died 50 years ago at 36 of an overdose of barbiturates, is virtually a rite of passage.
—Rebecca Mead, Allure, 29 May 2026
Federal agencies including the DOE and the Department of War have identified this concentration as a structural vulnerability and have been channeling capital toward domestic alternatives through grant programs, loan guarantees, and offtake support mechanisms.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Berlin is channeling its underground club energy into sober dance parties.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
From Chicago channeling London to Napa Valley evoking Tuscany, these spots deliver a Euro-style escape closer to home.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
None of Brad Lambert, Isak Rosén, or Brayden Yager is capable of vaulting past Scheifele or Connor to claim the role, either, so the internal option is either Scheifele channeling his idol Tom Brady in defiance of Father Time … or nobody.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeling
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An entire mission directing six blasts against three Russian frontline targets in eastern Ukraine will involve no Ukrainian troops on the ground, the battle instead directed from gamer chairs, observed from reconnaissance drones above, run over dedicated livestreams.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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According to Keisuke Morishima, the study highlights the need for bio-hybrid systems that can adapt to the changing conditions of living organisms rather than simply directing their behavior through external commands.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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Microsoft is the cleanest example, with GitHub, Windows, Office, and Azure all funneling into one another.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The lawsuits are part of a larger effort to ensure that news providers are fairly compensated in a world where chatbots and other AI tools are funneling their news to consumers at scale.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Another man, identified as 26-year-old Brandon Escalante Sandoval of Mexico, was seen riding around on a bicycle conducting surveillance, prosecutors said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The modern field of bioethics emerged from the 1947 Nuremberg Doctors’ Trial, where Nazi physicians were prosecuted for conducting brutal medical experiments on imprisoned people.—
Jennifer McCurdy,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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Behind him, in single file, trailed a troop of men and women carrying decades-old L1A1 and Lee-Enfield rifles.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The system relied on an 11-parachute sequence to safely decelerate the capsule carrying a crew of four astronauts from over 25,000 mph in space to a gentle 20 mph splashdown.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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“Channeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channeling. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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