Thesaurus results for CHANNELIZING

channelizing

verb

present participle of channelize

as in directing

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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She is joined by Indonesian director Yosep Anggi Noen as directing mentor and cinematographer Park Junghun as cinematography mentor.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
On Friday, Putin visited the Russian military headquarters directing the action in Ukraine to receive a report on the capture of the city of Kostyantynivka after weeks of intense street battles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

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Next, get your hands dirty while channeling your inner paleontologist at American Fossil in the South Dempsey Quarry.

— Condé Nast Traveler, 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

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High oil prices due to the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz granted Putin a temporary reprieve, but a labor shortage and constrained manufacturing capacity have complicated the Kremlin’s hopes of funneling more money into its defense sector.

— Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026
If Iran’s atomic weapons infrastructure was destroyed in this war, funneling hundreds of billions into the country can’t be used to rebuild it.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026

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The shooting remains under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, while the FBI’s Houston field office is conducting a separate investigation, according to ICE.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
After conducting a 30-minute test drive in the outskirts of the capital last year, Turing has replicated the experiment in multiple, more congested areas across the country.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

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Now, mosquitoes carrying West Nile have been found in 10 cities, with the latest being Fullerton and Anaheim.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The new frontier is cumulative stress, a running tally of how much strain your body is carrying from work, poor sleep, illness, travel, emotional load and exercise combined.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

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