Thesaurus results for FUNNELED

funneled

verb

variants also funnelled

past tense of funnel

as in directed

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 funneled Kemp's political action committee has funneled millions of dollars into the Dooley campaign, according to reports, and the two families have been close since childhood. —

Irene Wright, USA Today, 6 June 2026 Of that $35 million, nearly $10 million in Medicaid settlement money was funneled through the first lady’s favored charity, Hope Florida, to anti-amendment efforts. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026 Discussions have centered on AI firms voluntarily handing over shares to the government, with returns funneled to public purposes, such as dividends to all American households, according to NOTUS. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 June 2026 Humidity is funnelled through tubes and directed toward furniture upholstery infusing it with lasting fragrance. —

Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 June 2026 Indeed, pupils are over-worked and over-tested, with many funneled into private tutoring after school and during holidays. —

Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026 Public records show the organization has funneled nearly $21 million to other nonprofits organizations, most of which are left-of-center. —

Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026 This year, the effort was funneled through Humble Design San Diego — a nonprofit that supports people who recently secured housing after being homeless — and the students expected to donate 40 pieces. —

Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 American travelers entering the US from the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda will be funneled through special screening at three airports — a measure Psaki endorsed as sensible policy, noting that it was previously done by prior administrations. —

Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 28 May 2026

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The production is co-created and co-directed by choreographer Steven Hoggett and theater artist Christine Jones, with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke reworking the album’s material.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 June 2026
Six months before the January 2025 fires, directed ChatGPT to generate an image of a burning forest, a bunch of people running away from it, with people in poverty trying to get past a gigantic gate with dollar signs on it.

— Sierra van der Brug, Daily News, 10 June 2026