Thesaurus results for CHANNELIZES

channelizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of channelize

as in channels

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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First, a low-voltage DC generator runs a high-voltage AC inverter, which then channels current through a transformer and finally a voltage multiplier.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
This guest channels major Euro-Summer energy with a linen blouse, relaxed pants, and a coordinating headscarf.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 21 July 2026

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Two panels along the upper and lower body of the Hubble can also be removed to expose the mirrors, as well as the central baffle that directs the light from stars and galaxies to the observatory’s instruments and primary mirror.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Hayato Kawai, whose credits include Disney+ series Gannibal, also directs.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

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The music funnels the breakneck propulsion of 2006’s Stay Afraid and 2007’s Mapmaker but also the compositional patience of 2008’s Receivers and Constant Future.

— Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Since the 2024 bridge agreement, the city now funnels all of that tax back into the Moda Center to help the Blazers with maintenance and repairs.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, which pipes fresh water from the mainland throughout the Keys, said in a statement that the break happened on Conch Key, which is about 14 miles north of the Middle Keys city of Marathon.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
The company also currently pipes water to 26 of its own data centers, and is working on more than 100 more such water reclamation projects.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

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