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as in canals
an open man-made passageway for water
water was drained from the swamp through a specially constructed channel
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as in pipelines
a direct way of passing along information or supplies
you need to make arrangements through the proper channels
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as in conduits
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
had to replace the main water channel
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as in psychics
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
the channel went into a trance and began speaking in what was purported to be the voice of the deceased woman
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as in funnels
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 channels
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Join Zax Rewardz and keep an eye out on Zaxby’s social channels for exclusive offers this week.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Define your core channels, map use cases and be ruthless about signal-to-noise.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Can the owner of a popular anti-woke, pro-Israel Substack save one of the country’s oldest news channels?
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
The decor channels the style and substance of the Victorian era, but all of the amenities have been brought into the 21st century, complimentary breakfast included.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Guests are encouraged to dress in 1920s–40s chic attire while enjoying casino games, raffles, and live entertainment that channels the glitz of old Harlem.
—Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Today, Fallon channels that end-to-end discipline through several platforms.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Since its inception, with the debut collection releasing this year, the label has been growing its offering of modern, sexy eveningwear that channels Old Hollywood glamour.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Above, British actress Suki Waterhouse channels her inner Faithfull with a fan en route into the premiere.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Vitale offered up a daytime look that channels a ‘90s spirit courtesy of a tailored jacket in blue wool paired with a striped button-down and denim pans.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
In Swing Low, Toews channels her father’s voice to tell the story of his life up until his final moments.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
There have been various similar streamer-broadcaster partnerships struck in 2025, with Netflix’s agreement to carry the live channels and on-demand content from France’s TF1 starting 2026 arguably the most eye-catching.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Join Zax Rewardz and keep an eye out on Zaxby’s social channels for exclusive offers this week.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Define your core channels, map use cases and be ruthless about signal-to-noise.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Can the owner of a popular anti-woke, pro-Israel Substack save one of the country’s oldest news channels?
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Instead of acting all tough, Odenkirk channels the reluctant hero, who’d really rather not murder his new neighbors.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
The decor channels the style and substance of the Victorian era, but all of the amenities have been brought into the 21st century, complimentary breakfast included.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Guests are encouraged to dress in 1920s–40s chic attire while enjoying casino games, raffles, and live entertainment that channels the glitz of old Harlem.
—Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Today, Fallon channels that end-to-end discipline through several platforms.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Since its inception, with the debut collection releasing this year, the label has been growing its offering of modern, sexy eveningwear that channels Old Hollywood glamour.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Above, British actress Suki Waterhouse channels her inner Faithfull with a fan en route into the premiere.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Vitale offered up a daytime look that channels a ‘90s spirit courtesy of a tailored jacket in blue wool paired with a striped button-down and denim pans.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
In Swing Low, Toews channels her father’s voice to tell the story of his life up until his final moments.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channels
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More recently, from 2013 to 2014, Gardin documented the destructive transit of cruise ships through Venice’s delicate canals—a grotesque symbol for the domination of the city, and the country, by tourism and big business.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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From the tulip fields to the canals of Amsterdam, the Netherlands is home to a wide variety of beautiful attractions.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Greg Daniels, who co-created all three shows, has said that the newsroom setting was attractive because newspapers play a vital democratic role but are in increasingly dire straits—zombified by unscrupulous owners who come in and cut the journalism to the bone.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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What’s more, the school itself appears to be in dire financial straits with a $200 million operating deficit — not exactly ideal conditions to buy out one of the fattest contracts in college sports.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The findings could support the development of safer, more reliable hydrogen fuel systems for applications like aircraft, fusion reactors, pipelines, and storage tanks.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yet modern platform tooling delivers at-scale automation, managing CI/CD pipelines, auto-scaling clusters and governance-as-code, often doing the work of several engineers while avoiding onboarding delays.—
Ian Amit,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike rigid processes, pathways are living conduits.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil.—
Steven Searcy,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Willing to try anything, Mary began speaking to alleged psychics.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Murderous beasts, brain-eating zombies, a school filled with werewolves, psychics and other Outcasts, and a tangle of mysteries.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Every few years, Aziz Ansari learns about a new sociological phenomenon and funnels it into his work.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
7 Sep. 2025
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Chrome is absolutely central to Google's business model, serving as the gateway that funnels billions of users toward Google's search engine and, ultimately, its advertising goldmine.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The occupiers tore down fences, carved new roads on the reserve and posted armed guards during their 41-day occupation, former Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker wrote at the time.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Channels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channels. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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