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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
The airflow path is from the sides and out the back, funneling air not only over the heat pipes but to surrounding components.
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John Burek,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
Microsoft is the cleanest example, with GitHub, Windows, Office, and Azure all funneling into one another.
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Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
The lawsuits are part of a larger effort to ensure that news providers are fairly compensated in a world where chatbots and other AI tools are funneling their news to consumers at scale.
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Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Luke Bronin is supported by The Bench and Majority Democrats – both PACs that are funneling millions of dollars to boost corporate-friendly moderates.
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Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
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
The airflow path is from the sides and out the back, funneling air not only over the heat pipes but to surrounding components.
—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
Microsoft is the cleanest example, with GitHub, Windows, Office, and Azure all funneling into one another.
—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
The lawsuits are part of a larger effort to ensure that news providers are fairly compensated in a world where chatbots and other AI tools are funneling their news to consumers at scale.
—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Luke Bronin is supported by The Bench and Majority Democrats – both PACs that are funneling millions of dollars to boost corporate-friendly moderates.
—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funneling
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Officials have also used large aerial ladder pipes, directing thousands of gallons of water per minute onto the building to contain the blaze.
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In the directing category, both The Pitt and Pluribus went equally ham, submitting six episodes apiece.
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Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie looked like Serie A regulars, Folarin Balogun’s finishing was on song and Gio Reyna put to rest any doubts about his selection by channelling his inner Luka Modric.
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On a recent afternoon in Southampton, Kate Berlant and John Early are channeling a heterosexual Hamptons couple.
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The targeting led the Russians to use an alternative route, according to the Ukrainian military, with a large number of trucks carrying military supplies sent further west.
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So my whole upbringing was hiding and carrying this huge weight and secret.
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The sheriff's office reopened portions of the investigation roughly three years ago, reviewing thousands of case files and conducting interviews with Mansfield with assistance from federal and state authorities.
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The home kit industry is, in effect, conducting an uncontrolled experiment in community-level antibiotic pressure, without trial registration, without safety monitoring, and without informed consent from the populations who will bear the downstream burden.
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The City Council pushes back by siphoning from long-term infrastructure needs.
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Topline Web traffic for Claude is on a major upswing, apparently siphoning some traffic from competitor AI chatbots, as Anthropic prepares an initial public offering and releases a version of its powerful Mythos model to the public, albeit with safeguards.
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“Funneling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funneling. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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