Thesaurus results for CHANNELIZATION

channelize

verb

ˈcha-nə-ˌlīz

as in to direct

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway channelized all of his resources into winning that state's crucial primary

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Recent Examples of channelize Upstream from Upper Klamath Lake, a key tributary was channelized and wetlands drained, resulting in massive amounts of phosphorus flowing into the Upper Klamath Lake and, eventually, the lower river. —

Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 29 Dec. 2025 The Army Corps of Engineers channelized and paved the once-meandering river. —

Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025 When work began, parts of the Creek had been fully channelized, other portions covered by development, others existing as nothing more than trash and weed choked trickles. —

Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025 Those changes include channelizing the bay in some places and transforming it into dunes and marshland in others. —

David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025 The statement is in effect until 8 p.m. Caught in a rip: How to stay safe Rip currents are channelized currents of water flowing away from shore at surf beaches. —

Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2025 As a response to this, in the 1960s, the city added more concrete, channelizing the river in the hopes of getting runoff away from neighborhoods to Lake Michigan as fast as possible. —

Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024 Draining wetlands and channelizing the Sprague River to enable cattle ranching and agriculture has taken its toll on the region. —

Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024 Austin and San Antonio have dammed, altered, channelized, buried and otherwise manipulated their creeks and rivers. —

Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Mar. 2024

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They have been seen directing snaking security lines and passing out water bottles to tired travelers.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Neighbors said King retaliated by erecting a floodlight directed at the neighbor’s house, along with blasting loud music.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026