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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channelize
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The president directed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to determine whether any foreign adversaries directly or indirectly sell goods or oil to Cuba.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Abbott has taken preemptive action against the New World screwworm threat by directing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Animal Health Commission to establish a joint Texas New World Screwworm Response Team.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Kelsea Ballerini channeled Old Hollywood glamour in a form-fitting halter gown drenched in intricate metallic beadwork in shades of gold, bronze, and olive, arranged in swirling, paisley-like patterns with fringe detailing cascading from the skirt and train.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Violette’s nostalgic invocation of the aesthetics of the late ’60s and early ’70s did not so much channel the utopianism of the counterculture as mourn its passing, returning again and again to the grave of the last mythic moment when radical change seemed possible.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Some became conscious of the role a state could play in intervening in the economy in order to curb and canalize democracy.—
Zeev Sternhell,
Slate Magazine,
7 Apr. 2017
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The Knicks would need to get creative and find a way to acquire tradeable first-round picks or get more teams involved in the deal to funnel first-round selections to the Bucks to catch Milwaukee’s attention ahead of the trade deadline.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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This magnetized ridge appears to funnel material and magnetic flux between the merging nuclei, further emphasizing the role of magnetic fields in governing the flow of matter during galactic collisions.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Across the street, four Border Police soldiers carrying long rifles threw glances at everything and everybody.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Rocker Yungblud is carrying the torch in memory of Ozzy Osbourne.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Transfer icing to a pastry bag fitted with a very small straight tip (or use a resealable plastic bag and snip off one corner); pipe a pattern on top of marzipan as desired.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Music piped through a loudspeaker, and the boys began to dance.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The agreement, signed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Airbus, and CFM International, will see Singapore conduct real-world evaluations of open-fan engines developed under CFM’s Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines program.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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According to a 2025 market analysis conducted by OfferUp, a mobile marketplace app, 69% of shoppers turn to secondhand when the economy gets shaky.—
Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Channelize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channelize. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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