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also funnelling
as in directing
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 funneling
Millions of dollars in cash, including large sums believed to be funding foreign terrorists, continue to fly out of the Minneapolis airport annually, according to lawmakers investigating the money funneling schemes.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Both the Department of Justice and the House Ethics Committee have accused her of funneling part of that money into her campaign.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Much of that rainfall moved through the region’s steep hills and narrow valleys, funneling directly into the Guadalupe River.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
Mako said he’s not convinced by the ideas Republicans have floated to fix the problem, like funneling money into health savings accounts.
—Ali Swenson, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
In the last few decades, successive Norwegian governments have been funneling the country’s oil wealth into culture, slowly building a system designed to nurture both artistic ambition and commercial viability, creating a national film industry from the ground up.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
In 2019, he was charged with campaign finance crimes after allegedly funneling money from a Malaysian businessman, Low Taek Jho (aka Jho Low) into former President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
The passage is a critical point, funneling tens of millions of barrels of oil daily along with other exports as one of the world’s most important shipping routes.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
However, investigators say the business was actually funneling the proxy traffic to hacked routers that SocksEscort had hijacked.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Both the Department of Justice and the House Ethics Committee have accused her of funneling part of that money into her campaign.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Much of that rainfall moved through the region’s steep hills and narrow valleys, funneling directly into the Guadalupe River.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
Mako said he’s not convinced by the ideas Republicans have floated to fix the problem, like funneling money into health savings accounts.
—Ali Swenson, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
In the last few decades, successive Norwegian governments have been funneling the country’s oil wealth into culture, slowly building a system designed to nurture both artistic ambition and commercial viability, creating a national film industry from the ground up.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
In 2019, he was charged with campaign finance crimes after allegedly funneling money from a Malaysian businessman, Low Taek Jho (aka Jho Low) into former President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
The passage is a critical point, funneling tens of millions of barrels of oil daily along with other exports as one of the world’s most important shipping routes.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
However, investigators say the business was actually funneling the proxy traffic to hacked routers that SocksEscort had hijacked.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funneling
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Look for signage directing you to an ADA shuttle that will be available to pick you up at the Miami Intermodal Center and drop you off at Nu Stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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By directing these air streams precisely, the aircraft can adjust pitch, roll, and yaw.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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All in all, channeling their inner Ian Curtis looks good on the duo.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Frisco Wakeland girls soccer team is channeling grief into purpose this season, honoring their teammate after her tragic death while making a powerful run at another state title.—
Johnny Resendiz,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In Rome, Pope Leo XIV observed the first Good Friday of his papacy by carrying a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every station.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Kelley makes a play for Göring’s trust by befriending his wife and daughter and carrying letters to them, against all regulations.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, which administers the Medicaid expansion, would be tasked with conducting the review of all of its recipients by the end of the year.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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Scientists were conducting further genetic testing from the tissue samples to confirm which collected specimens were new to science.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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This comes on the heels of a previous survey from the UC Berkeley Citrin Center which also showed the two GOP candidates leading, with the Democrats piled up behind them, seemingly siphoning votes from each other.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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Eventually, Roosevelt broke with the Republican Party altogether, running for president on the Bull Moose ticket in 1912, siphoning off votes from his old party and handing the election to Woodrow Wilson.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Funneling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funneling. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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