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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2025
The latest series of smartphones also have the potential to serve as a funnel for Google’s artificial intelligence services and subscriptions.
—Jennifer Elias,kif Leswing, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
The Republic's review showed wealthy figures funnelled millions through out-of-state groups to influence Arizona elections.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Judges say this is a great way to elevate funnel cake.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2025
The latest series of smartphones also have the potential to serve as a funnel for Google’s artificial intelligence services and subscriptions.
—Jennifer Elias,kif Leswing, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
Collect the rent, funnel some of that money to Bo Nix and Nik Bonitto, pass GO, collect $200.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
The Republic's review showed wealthy figures funnelled millions through out-of-state groups to influence Arizona elections.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnel
Verb
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With Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase co-directed No Ordinary Man, which was presented at Cannes Docs as part of the Canadian Showcase of Docs-in-Progress.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
12 Sep. 2025
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The series is directed by Takimoto Tomoyuki, known for socially conscious narratives, alongside Ohba Norichika.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The loitering munition systems empowers the warfighter with quick and easy deployment via tube-launch, and the capability to fly, track and engage non-line-of-sight targets and armored vehicles with precision lethal effects without the need for external ISR or fires assets.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Some include the Madrid train bombings, where 193 died in 2004, the 2005 London tube bombings with 56 dead, and an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester where 23 were killed in 2017.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Using a pastry bag, pipe the passion fruit cream in three ribbons lengthwise on each slice.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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One of the most cost-effective ways to throw a wrench in the gears of the surveillance state is by piping your service through a virtual private network, and a new announcement from ExpressVPN makes professional-grade protection more affordable and flexible than ever.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Secondary markets buy what the primary market won’t take, then channel it into ingredients for buyers and processors where appearance doesn’t matter, without sacrificing taste or quality.—
Ivanka Trump,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Donors can support nonprofits over the long term while also channeling resources to startups addressing the world’s toughest problems.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Once the launchpad for Oscar juggernauts from Slumdog Millionaire to La La Land, TIFF has in recent years watched rivals Venice and Telluride siphon away its prestige premieres, while buyers grumbled about thinner slates and softer deal flow.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Once the lithium is being developed, the money will need to go to the State coffers and cannot be siphoned off by the typical corruption that has long bedeviled the country.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At around the same time, a tall, college-aged man carrying a black backpack made his way up the stairwell of the nearby Losee Center, a four-story concrete building that houses the student welcome center, among other things.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Green had 2 carries for 21 yards on the possession, and his 15-yard pass to Jalen Brown on second-and-10 was a key play early in the drive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Since marrying Horace at the end of Episode 1, Kimmie has conducted extensive research on Beauty in Black and has been under the mentorship of her husband, who is still alive and currently in Italy, undergoing experimental cancer treatment.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But this year, their sense of safety was shattered when two regional powers conducted a direct strike on a Gulf country for the first time.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When work began, parts of the Creek had been fully channelized, other portions covered by development, others existing as nothing more than trash and weed choked trickles.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Those changes include channelizing the bay in some places and transforming it into dunes and marshland in others.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Funnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnel. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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