Thesaurus results for FUNNELLING

funneling

verb

variants also funnelling

present participle of funnel

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 By late June, surging wildfire activity prompted coordinators to move the needle to level 4 and begin funneling more crews to the hottest spots. — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 By funneling the malicious traffic through a benign-appearing device on a trustworthy IP address, the attackers are able to lower the chances of getting blocked by firewalls and other security defenses. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 More of a box-to-box player than an outright defensive midfielder, Guerra works best when defending as part of a collective, funnelling opposition players into corridors where more skilled tacklers can put a boot in. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 July 2026 The unit’s new plan centers on returning focus to its flagship Xbox console, which represents 80% of its business, funneling its content budget toward high-growth areas such as the Minecraft game, and stepping away from smaller studios. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 6 July 2026 If Iran’s atomic weapons infrastructure was destroyed in this war, funneling hundreds of billions into the country can’t be used to rebuild it. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026 Prosecutors alleged a conspiracy to influence Madigan by funneling payments to do-nothing subcontractors and other political perks to the speaker and then washing it from the utility’s books. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 In the countdown to SpaceX’s stock market launch on Friday, the company’s political action committee has shifted increasingly to the right, funneling contributions heavily toward Republicans before the midterm elections, an NBC News review of Federal Election Commission records has found. — David Ingram, NBC news, 11 June 2026 By using air, water, and microbiology, the system turns food waste to environmentally safe liquid; then funneling refuse into Manhattan sewage, reducing heaps of landfill waste from production. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026

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Along came evening ice time in Edina, jerseys, referees, fans and even a few celebrity coaches directing the 4-on-4 action that’s heavy on offense and showmanship, and light on defense and fundamentals.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 July 2026
The only free Bowden is Anna, who could easily be charged for directing her sleazy father to plant drugs at Cady’s place.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of directing

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In the middle, their friend J Mascis added percussion here and there, channeling the ramshackle precision of Dirty Three’s Jim White.

— Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Lamont’s chief fiscal focus since 2020 has been on channeling $11 billion in surpluses — forced by aggressive savings rules — to whittle down a hefty pension debt created over seven decades prior to 2011.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

Definition of channeling

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That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Then in April, one of the company’s ships was passing Puerto Rico between two other jobs while carrying an advanced underwater drone with the right sensors to find the plane.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of carrying

Verb

This department oversees and regulates restaurants across Sacramento County, conducting food inspections and issuing food permits.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
In a statement expressing her condolences, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said the state would be conducting an independent probe.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of conducting

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And with a handful of film distributors siphoning a greater portion of box office revenue, the states argue that theaters will likely be forced to raise ticket prices and slash investments for larger screens, luxury seating and concessions.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
Advertisement But the recent surge of new groups has confused CEOs, donors, and other key constituencies by pursuing often wildly divergent messages and contradictory agendas, inadvertently establishing circular firing squads, undermining unity, and siphoning resources from credible expert voices.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026

Definition of siphoning

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