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also funnelled
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
And donations collected during 40+ Double Dutch performances are funneled into the organization’s No Sisters Left Behind fund, which helps others in the group facing financial hardships.
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Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
The state also increased the share of tax revenue funneled annually to problem-gambling awareness and prevention.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
But attention is then funnelled into the premium platforms where committed engagement has to be earned.
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Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Kemp's political action committee has funneled millions of dollars into the Dooley campaign, according to reports.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
The area’s shape, akin to the letter V, could also have funneled the remains to their resting spot, the authors wrote.
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Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
The pre-World War II Liberty Square public housing complex dates back to an era when federal funding for housing was funneled toward municipal governments to build low-income housing developments run by local housing authorities.
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Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
The area's shape, akin to the letter V, could also have funneled the remains to their resting spot, the authors wrote.
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ABC News,
10 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.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
The state also increased the share of tax revenue funneled annually to problem-gambling awareness and prevention.
—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
But attention is then funnelled into the premium platforms where committed engagement has to be earned.
—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Kemp's political action committee has funneled millions of dollars into the Dooley campaign, according to reports.
—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
The area’s shape, akin to the letter V, could also have funneled the remains to their resting spot, the authors wrote.
—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
The pre-World War II Liberty Square public housing complex dates back to an era when federal funding for housing was funneled toward municipal governments to build low-income housing developments run by local housing authorities.
—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
The area's shape, akin to the letter V, could also have funneled the remains to their resting spot, the authors wrote.
—
ABC News,
10 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funneled
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Asked about his future, Migné directed questions to the Haitian Football Federation.
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Moore and Jon Lucas co-wrote The Hangover, and the pair wrote and directed Bad Moms and its sequel A Bad Moms Christmas.
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Talent development will be channeled through the Jakarta Film Lab initiative, offering training, mentorship and certification programs for writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors and crew.
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Bennett, who turned 2 on May 8, channeled his father during the Masters Tournament’s Par 3 Contest in April, toting a toy golf club on the course while little brother Remy, born March 27, nestled up against Meredith, 30.
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Many have carried the Indian flag and brought copies of the constitution to the demonstration.
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The only real scoring chances arrived in the dying moments of a game that carried macabre tendencies, long after the match had devolved into a turf war.
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No homes had been lost, and Utah Fire Info, a multiagency operation, said in a post on X that firefighters conducted a successful back-burn operation to protect the town.
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Defense attorney Michael Burt had argued a video deposition prosecutors conducted with a key witness is hearsay evidence and should not be admissible, as the witness could not be subject to cross-examination.
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According to Stanford’s White, although Union Pacific had a huge amount of capital, much of it was siphoned off to the Credit Mobilier, the construction company working on the project, which was owned by insiders at the time.
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And the rise of Restore Britain, another hard-right party amplified by Elon Musk which advocates for the large-scale deportation of migrants, has siphoned off some support for Reform too.
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This returning fave is an Original Glazed doughnut, dipped in white icing and topped off with blue sprinkles and white stars, piped with red icing stripes.
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From 1840, the Tamina waters were piped into the town of Bad Ragaz, and Tamina Therme bathhouse opened there in 1872.
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