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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
The algorithm funnelled me into accounts that were making hard, scathing criticisms of Judaism as an organized religion.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The money will be funneled through the state’s basic education funding formula, which means local districts will be required to match some of it.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
To that end, 100 percent of the inn’s profits are funneled to Shorefast for reinvestment in community work.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
As the links between habitable areas disappear, Big Cypress fox squirrels are funneled into a few risky travel routes.
—Eve Bohnett, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
For more than a half-century, most federal money for public media has been funneled through the nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
Under the agreement, $10 million was funneled to the Hope Florida Foundation, a nonprofit affiliated with First Lady Casey DeSantis.
—Greg Cote
updated March 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
So planes and helicopters were funneled into the same narrow corridor over the Potomac River.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Investigators say Sampath then funneled more than $3 million back to Peng through intermediaries.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The money will be funneled through the state’s basic education funding formula, which means local districts will be required to match some of it.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
To that end, 100 percent of the inn’s profits are funneled to Shorefast for reinvestment in community work.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
As the links between habitable areas disappear, Big Cypress fox squirrels are funneled into a few risky travel routes.
—Eve Bohnett, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
For more than a half-century, most federal money for public media has been funneled through the nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
Under the agreement, $10 million was funneled to the Hope Florida Foundation, a nonprofit affiliated with First Lady Casey DeSantis.
—Greg Cote
updated March 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
So planes and helicopters were funneled into the same narrow corridor over the Potomac River.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Investigators say Sampath then funneled more than $3 million back to Peng through intermediaries.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funneled
Verb
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Horner again directed the ranger to that location.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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The news was especially unexpected after the streamer coaxed a reluctant Sarah Michelle Gellar to bring back her original Buffy character and shot a $12 million pilot, directed by Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao, that introduced a new generation of Sunnydale High School characters.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But his passion for the sport eventually led back to the hardwood, where Calhoun channeled his loss and his pain into the gym, eventually building an uninspiring state school in the farmland of Storrs into a national champion and perennial powerhouse.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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Brown channeled her grief into action, launching Jared's Heart of Success the following year.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This year, Leo carried the cross through the fourteen stations that mark Jesus’ suffering and death.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ovalle had to be carried of the field.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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During a recent focus group of twenty Gen Z Republicans conducted by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, a subset of participants were asked to share their thoughts on Hitler.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The research was conducted by graduate student Kyhl Austin and Professor Daniel Rubinoff through the university’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR), specifically its Entomology Section.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The public funding may not be siphoned out of library budgets, but shortfalls have to be covered somehow.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Nexstar has engaged in an aggressive lobbying campaign for the merger, arguing that the combination is necessary to compete against the tech giants that have siphoned off so much local advertising revenue in recent decades.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Unlike crude, which can find alternate shipment routes, jet fuel, diesel and gasoline are typically piped from refineries to warehouses.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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The air is piped to these outlets using flexible, clear plastic hoses.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Funneled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funneled. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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