as in channels
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 funnels
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 27 May 2026
All of that data funnels through a roving technical center that gets disassembled after every race and shipped to the next location.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Another funnels cocaine through the Amazon toward Ecuador’s port city of Guayaquil, now one of the world’s principal departure points for cocaine shipments heading to Europe.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Like so much of Dreijer’s music, Loud Bloom funnels elements from an eclectic range of musical styles into something novel and unique.
—Will Lynch, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
Here, the layout funnels life toward one central gathering space.
—David Caraccio
april 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Officials say the group funnels funds to Gaza that directly support Hamas and its military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and serves as a financial hub and headquarters for the Muslim Brotherhood.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The tension underscores the high stakes surrounding the Visit Orlando contract, which funnels a staggering $100 million annually to the agency to promote Central Florida’s tourism industry.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Sealing the cracks and openings in a home is like closing a pipe of hot air that funnels all that warmth outside.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
Americans are hanging on by their fingernails in an economy that funnels wealth to the ultra-rich and leaves crumbs for working people.
—Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 27 May 2026
All of that data funnels through a roving technical center that gets disassembled after every race and shipped to the next location.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Another funnels cocaine through the Amazon toward Ecuador’s port city of Guayaquil, now one of the world’s principal departure points for cocaine shipments heading to Europe.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Like so much of Dreijer’s music, Loud Bloom funnels elements from an eclectic range of musical styles into something novel and unique.
—Will Lynch, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
Here, the layout funnels life toward one central gathering space.
—David Caraccio
april 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Officials say the group funnels funds to Gaza that directly support Hamas and its military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and serves as a financial hub and headquarters for the Muslim Brotherhood.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The tension underscores the high stakes surrounding the Visit Orlando contract, which funnels a staggering $100 million annually to the agency to promote Central Florida’s tourism industry.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Sealing the cracks and openings in a home is like closing a pipe of hot air that funnels all that warmth outside.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnels
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Mesh ballet flats are quietly becoming the shoe of summer, and this pair channels the same open and airy look Gomez wore.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Take a retired superintendent in my neighborhood who channels decades of leadership into community impact — serving on a childcare center board, leading a children's choir, and volunteering at a local health program.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The new generators packed in many more tubes, which led to quicker wear, which led to a leak of radioactive steam.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Khanna’s second stop on the trip was JM Steel in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, a plant turning hulking steel coils into solar tracker tubes for the company Nextpower.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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The order also directs the expansion of advanced AI in national security systems and national critical infrastructure such as rural hospitals, community banks and local utilities.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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For Washington, having a say in who directs — and in many other aspects of filmmaking that have more to do with what goes on behind the camera than in front of it — has made producing a priority.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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The company has raced to lock in distribution, securing a high-profile partnership with retail brokerage Robinhood that pipes its markets directly into mainstream trading apps used by millions of Americans.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The kitchen also pipes its own spiral sausage using a Calabrian pepper pork sausage from Lottie’s Meats, a Denver business started by sisters Chelsey and Cassie Maschhoff.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Funnels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnels. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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