Thesaurus results for FUNNEL

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verb

Definition of funnel

as in to direct

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway funneled endless time and money into his misguided pet project

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Recent Examples of funnel

Verb

Five of Holy Land’s leaders were ultimately found guilty of funneling more than $12 million to Hamas. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026 After those 16 weeks are up, water will funnel back into the lake from upstream at Apache and Roosevelt lakes. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Noun

The style is picking up momentum in fashion coverage from Vogue and in consumer-demand data from Trendalytics, both of which point to the funnel neck as a dominant transitional piece heading into cooler weather. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026 The funnel neck coat surfaces across the outerwear spectrum this fall. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for funnel

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Verb

Then, in early September, Novartis unveiled the results of its trials of a drug directed at lowering a protein — known as lipoprotein A — thought to cause heart attacks and strokes.

— Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026
This is the story of JAŸ-Z in 8, a new long but guarded eight-part HBO docuseries about the rapper directed and produced by Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of direct

Noun

The married couple who owned the bag told officers their son had suggested concealing the knife inside the toothpaste tube in an attempt to get it through airport security, TSA said.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The original Hyperloop concept envisioned passenger or cargo pods moving at extremely high speeds through low-pressure tubes.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of tube

Verb

Dresses based on the domestic adornment were piped in leather, while a gleaming gold dress was laser-cut with the decorative pattern.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Other times, the insides will have alchemized into a thick fluid or gel, as if someone had piped them full of raspberry jam.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of pipe

Verb

That playfulness channels the same artistic impulse that first drew Coppola to the project.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Some of this material escapes the black hole after being channeled to its poles, from where it is blasted out as twin jets travelling at near light-speed.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of channel

Verb

No new rules have been issued regarding the trade, but some bond watchers wonder if the growing popularity of the trade might siphon capital that would otherwise be allocated to the bond market.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Postmortem commentaries on the campaign agreed that many factors were at play in Sinclair’s loss — FDR had kept his distance and progressive candidate Raymond Haight siphoned off votes from Sinclair — but Hollywood proudly took credit.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of siphon

Verb

If the team succeeds, the result could transform a technology normally associated with large laboratory instruments into a compact quantum sensor that can be carried where the threat actually is.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Solomon Baggett, James Lee, Ezell Jolly and Timothy Carter all took carries with Clay out of the game.

— Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of carry

Verb

The two missile launches -- about three hours apart -- were conducted from North Korea's eastern coastal Wonsan area.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Gen Z is just as confident in their in-person social skills as other generations, according to the CNBC and SurveyMonkey Social Skills survey, conducted in August 2026.

— Itzel Franco, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of conduct

Verb

The Don River flowing through Toronto into Lake Ontario had been channelized, encased in concrete, and diverted nearly at a right angle to output at a different location.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026
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.

— Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 29 Dec. 2025

Definition of channelize

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