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 Office of Emergency Management and Communications said the spill occurred in the inbound lanes, which led to all lanes being closed and left vehicles funneling through a single lane before gradually opening. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 At the same time, the Big Three have been aggressive in funneling cash to Wall Street investors through dividends and stock buybacks. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Noun

Getting more ad dollars into its funnel may require a little savvy. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 This slim-fitting funnel-neck sweater is mid-weight and combines practicality with understated style. — Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for funnel

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Verb

The engine incorporates an Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN), which directs thrust to control the aircraft’s orientation during vertical operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Volunteers also reported that Basabe continually directed the speaker toward them even after Miami Beach code compliance officers told him that its volume exceeded the city’s noise limit.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of direct

Noun

The central hull contains two large compartments believed to house missile tubes.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
The collection centers on Sorino | WS, the brand’s merino wool and silk blend, used in its HLS base-layer system as well as face masks, neck tubes and balaclavas.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of tube

Verb

Storyteller Overland The slim kitchen block comes with a stainless steel sink piped to a 76-L fresh water tank.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Available CabinWatch lets parents see rear passengers on the dashboard screen, while CabinTalk pipes the driver’s voice through rear speakers or connected headphones.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of pipe

Verb

Inspired by true events that unfolded just minutes from where Groff grew up, The Amish Project is an intimate portrait of a place and a community channeled through a single performer.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
The Brundle Edition Turbo is Charlie’s way of channeling her father’s many track achievements into a single car.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of channel

Verb

Clogging a ballot with third-party candidates to siphon off votes from the other major party is a long-standing tactic in the country's two-party system.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
What goes up … But by the midterm year of 1966, much of the energy from LBJ's landslide election in 1964 had been expended — and much more had been siphoned off by his escalation of the war in Vietnam.

— Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of siphon

Verb

The track’s watery percussion and acute synth stabs carry all the implication of a dancefloor, even without a beat.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
Ossoff, 39, began the cycle as a top Republican target and the only Senate Democrat running for reelection in a state Trump carried in 2024.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of carry

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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