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

The April indictment accused the organization of secretly funneling millions of dollars in donor funds to informants embedded in violent extremist movements, using bank accounts opened for fictitious companies. — Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 The steep, rocky nature of the canyon itself funnels water rapidly. — Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Noun

The targeting is precise, the funnel is optimized and the cost per acquisition is defensible. — Cynthia Ferngren, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 This one below is waterproof and has a funnel-neck design that's on trend right now. — Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for funnel

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Verb

The festival later added to the competition with the Gaza documentary NAZA, co-directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, bringing the total to two.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
The matching fabric shade is designed to diffuse some of the light and direct it downward for a softer, more ambient effect.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of direct

Noun

The design introduced major changes to the forward section of the submarine, including a Large Aperture Bow sonar array and two Virginia Payload Tubes replacing the 12 individual vertical-launch tubes used on earlier boats.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Mehta said federal Bureau of Prisons medical staff can feed Lakanwal intravenously or through a medical tube to save his life.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of tube

Verb

However, the Junior Suite Prestige Loggia on the first floor looks out onto the private pool area, which reaches the glamour of Hotel Du Cap, with white umbrellas and loungers piped with aquamarine-like irresistible cupcakes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
The cost of powering homes is also up, with electricity and piped gas both costing around 4% more annually.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of pipe

Verb

Rounding out the new offerings is Wings, which channels Schlumberger’s love of using multiple metals in a single design.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
Writing, particularly poetry, for Wright is a form of channeling the spiritual realm and connecting with her inner self.

— Sonjirose Chin, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of channel

Verb

The scammers allegedly convinced the victim to give them access to his Google Drive and provide security codes that allowed Lam and others to siphon off more than 4,100 Bitcoin, then worth over $240 million.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
The callers manipulated the man into giving them access to his Google Drive and revealing security codes that allowed Lam to siphon off over 4,100 bitcoin, according to prosecutors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of siphon

Verb

After Sandusky’s conviction, Penn State hired former FBI director Louis Freeh to conduct its internal investigation into how the school responded to McQueary.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Silicon cannot conduct ions; hence, any signal detected by the microscope showed that surface topography generated the measurement artifacts instead of actual ion movement.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 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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