Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• directed
• channeled
• carried
• conducted
• siphoned
• piped
• channelized
• canalized
• focused
• transmitted
• conveyed
• consolidated
• concentrated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of funneled

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

My obsessions surrounding her care, health, and well-being were funneled into a compulsive use of the app. —Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 22 May 2026

For nearly two decades, local governments across Miami-Dade and Broward counties have funneled hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars from their budgets and discretionary funds to support concerts, receptions and festivals celebrating Haitian Heritage Month, a fixture in May. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026

Some of those teenagers were lured by ads promising good-paying jobs, only to discover they were being funneled to a Jalisco cartel training camp an hour outside Guadalajara. —Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026

For decades, Maryland funneled Black children into the adult criminal legal system at alarming rates. —Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026

The Hillsborough College campus sits in a corner of the Drew Park Community Redevelopment Area, where local property tax dollars are funneled back into the region to address blight. —Nina Moske, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026