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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
On Cebu, the rugged terrain funnelled water straight into communities that lack sufficient drainage.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Chief among Grant’s backers is Roscoe Conkling (Shea Whigham), a New York senator who benefits from the federal money funneled through the port and various other political favors.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
For years, the majority of the Midwest region’s immigration hearings were funneled through the federal court in Chicago, creating a backlog of over 260,000 cases, according to data from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
To date, the insurer has funneled nearly $2 billion into Affirm's collateral pools.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
All of that heat is now being funneled from the ocean into the atmosphere.
—Sara Sneath, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
The chasm is widening between NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that funneled federal dollars to public media until Congress killed that funding earlier this year.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
The proceeds are then converted into digital currency and funneled through Chinese payment platforms, creating what investigators describe as a hidden pipeline of American capital leaving the country.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Chief among Grant’s backers is Roscoe Conkling (Shea Whigham), a New York senator who benefits from the federal money funneled through the port and various other political favors.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
For years, the majority of the Midwest region’s immigration hearings were funneled through the federal court in Chicago, creating a backlog of over 260,000 cases, according to data from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
To date, the insurer has funneled nearly $2 billion into Affirm's collateral pools.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
All of that heat is now being funneled from the ocean into the atmosphere.
—Sara Sneath, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
The chasm is widening between NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that funneled federal dollars to public media until Congress killed that funding earlier this year.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
The proceeds are then converted into digital currency and funneled through Chinese payment platforms, creating what investigators describe as a hidden pipeline of American capital leaving the country.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funneled
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Gerard Damiano was a smart guy, a hairdresser from the Bronx who directed Deep Throat and the follow-up, Devil in Miss Jones, which were killing it at the box office, high up on Variety’s Top 50 list of the highestgrossing films.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rovina’s Choice is directed by Thomas Jennings and Annie Wong and edited by Flávia De Souza.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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That blueprint must become real commitments to replenish adaptation and loss-and-damage funds, move beyond the Glasgow pledge to double adaptation finance by 2025, and work toward tripling by 2030, channelled directly to farmers, mayors, engineers, and innovators.—
Natalie Unterstell,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Brooks Nader Brooks Nader channeled old school glamour in her red gown.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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The show, which was slated to be carried live by the network and stream on Peacock, has reportedly been shelved in order to allow Snoop to focus on his gig as a Winter Olympics correspondent.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lee performed two new songs early on during the set, both of which carried the hazy radio-skipping nostalgia of Diamond Jubilee.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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Between 2022 and 2023, a team from Arkeologerna conducted an intensive investigation in the southernmost area of the former city.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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What wasn't being collected are other research observations that are part of every hurricane season, including experiments conducted by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division and its academic partners, who were able to pay their scientists who flew with NOAA during Melissa.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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The suit claims James siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars from First Brands, all while the company doctored its accounts and promised the same collateral to different lenders to secure private loans and off-balance sheet financing.—
Jonathan Randles,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Cement is a basic building supply, but Israel says in the past Hamas has siphoned it in Gaza to build hundreds of miles of concrete tunnels for its fighters.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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After the American flight turned south and the ITA flight continued west, an air traffic controller piped in to clarify what happened.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Roofroomer treats the drainage system similarly, integrating a floor drain and piped sink basin drain through the floor of the unit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Funneled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funneled. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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