funneled

variants also funnelled
past tense of funnel
as in channeled
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 Propes funneled this tour’s fundraising efforts toward Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization that buys medical debt in large swaths with donor contributions. Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025 The investments over several years could be funneled into plants — including re-openings, hiring and new models — in states such as Illinois and Michigan, the people said. Gabrielle Coppola, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025 From the top of a lift, the three of us descended 4,800 feet into a ravine that, over the course of two hours, funneled us to Refugio Frey. Scott Yorko, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025 Prosecutors noted that Morelli also funneled money to others, who would then obtain videos for the Telegram group. Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025 Proceeds from Art+Film are funneled into LACMA’s efforts to make film more central to its curatorial programming as well as the general mission of the institution. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025 The idea, Fuentes-Medel said, is to identify the materials, perhaps through a kind of AI data modeling, and figure out how they can best be recovered and funneled to secondary markets at scale. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025 In a high-profile, three-month-long trial, prosecutors alleged that Sarkozy funneled millions of dollars from the Libyan government into his campaign coffers; he was acquitted of further charges of embezzlement and corruption. semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025 Located between two mountain ranges—Sierra de la Demanda to the north and the Sierra de Ayllon toward the south—Atauta is constantly bathed by winds funneled through this natural channel. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funneled
Verb
  • Bronstein channeled Cronenbergian body horror for the scene, including practical effects.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Overall, his outfit channeled heritage menswear with references to midcentury menswear.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Written and directed by Rel Dowdell, Train Ride unfolds on the campus of Cheyney University, the nation’s oldest historically Black college.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Anderson was referring to Anemone in his email, which is directed by Day-Lewis’s son, Ronan.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • The cops theorize that Daniel siphoned off the money into his own account and faked his death, with plans to escape with the cash.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Once the lithium is being developed, the money will need to go to the State coffers and cannot be siphoned off by the typical corruption that has long bedeviled the country.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Funneled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funneled. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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