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
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Its challenge is making Instagram a primary platform for creators, not just a way to funnel fans to their YouTube pages, where pay for personalities like MrBeast is higher.
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Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 June 2026
That quick tap can lead straight into a professional scam funnel.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Verb
To conceal the bribes, the payments were allegedly funneled through an account that Frank Carone's brother, Anthony Carone, controlled, the indictment said.
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Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Its challenge is making Instagram a primary platform for creators, not just a way to funnel fans to their YouTube pages, where pay for personalities like MrBeast is higher.
—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
Noun
Until now, the two have operated as a sequential funnel – audiences built in the fast layer, then converted to premium.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 June 2026
That quick tap can lead straight into a professional scam funnel.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnel
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In Texas, parents have the fundamental legal right to direct the moral and religious upbringing of their children without state interference.
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In the movie, directed by Reiner, those are the three words Westley (Cary Elwes) uses while responding to requests from Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright).
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Lying in a hospital bed, the breathing tube attached to her neck sometimes came loose, triggering an alarm.
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It’s designed to support up to two AMS 2 Pro units simultaneously, expanding the printer’s available material pool without constantly rerouting Bowden tubes by hand.
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The theme continues with gold contrast stitching and embroidered eyelets in the same color to suggest rivets, as well as piping on the heel taking after the interior of selvedge denim.
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Copper, also on the list, has traditional uses such as piping for plumbing, but is also needed in electronics and the automotive industry.
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And as any great author would do, the Edgar Award-winning writer channeled the encounter for her book.
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The government has established major aid-collection centers at La Carlota in Caracas and Almacenadora Caracas in Catia, urging citizens to channel donations through official distribution networks to avoid logistical bottlenecks.
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Advertisement But the recent surge of new groups has confused CEOs, donors, and other key constituencies by pursuing often wildly divergent messages and contradictory agendas, inadvertently establishing circular firing squads, undermining unity, and siphoning resources from credible expert voices.
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But the days of weak attempts to siphon your information are over.
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Just assume that any animal is going to carry disease, and rabies is one of them.
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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Veterinarians conducting preliminary examinations determined many of the dogs died from gunshot wounds, according to Honsal.
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The long-term health effects of the fire and its smoke probably won’t be known unless researchers conduct a follow-up study, said Eisenman of UCLA.
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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.
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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.
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“Funnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnel. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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