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plural of channel
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as in straits
a narrow body of water between two land masses the world record for swimming the channel between France and Great Britain

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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 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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channels

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verb

present tense third-person singular of channel
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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“Channels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channels. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.

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