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

This year, the ticket tax funneled $4 million back into Moda, which helped offset the team’s $10 million scoreboard upgrade last summer. — Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Even if an individual did not own shares directly tied to the transatlantic slave trade, the capital generated by the practice was funneled into various pillars of European society, embedded in architecture, statutes, and schools. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

The David and Nicole Tepper Foundation is matching each $15,000 grant, so that’s $120,000 being funneled into the community. — Alex Zietlow july 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026

This influx is being funneled into free experiences, with early signs of monetization. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Wealthy donors have largely flocked to Bronin’s and Larson’s campaigns, both as individual contributors or funneled through political action committees. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

Proceeds from Art+Film are funneled to LACMA’s focus to make film central to the museum’s curatorial program while also supporting its broader mission with exhibitions, acquisitions, educational programming and more. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

On the plane, you’re hemmed in by the choices of your fellow-passengers; by the physical constraints of your environment; and by the economic considerations that have funnelled you into your particular seat on the plane. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

For more than a decade, California has taxed health insurance companies and funneled that money to Medi-Cal and the state’s general fund. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 July 2026