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
Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Chrome is absolutely central to Google's business model, serving as the gateway that funnels billions of users toward Google's search engine and, ultimately, its advertising goldmine.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The city also houses a small airport that funnels residents of about 50 Alaska Native villages to Anchorage for shopping and medical treatment.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting that funnels federal money to individual stations is now closing down.
—Lluvia Gaucin, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
TikTok aesthetics have blurred the lines of age distinctions, life milestones are being skipped over entirely, and a retail landscape that funnels everyone, regardless of age, into the same handful of stores has finished the job.
—Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
Every few years, Aziz Ansari learns about a new sociological phenomenon and funnels it into his work.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Chrome is absolutely central to Google's business model, serving as the gateway that funnels billions of users toward Google's search engine and, ultimately, its advertising goldmine.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The city also houses a small airport that funnels residents of about 50 Alaska Native villages to Anchorage for shopping and medical treatment.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting that funnels federal money to individual stations is now closing down.
—Lluvia Gaucin, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
TikTok aesthetics have blurred the lines of age distinctions, life milestones are being skipped over entirely, and a retail landscape that funnels everyone, regardless of age, into the same handful of stores has finished the job.
—Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnels
Verb
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Below, newlywed and habitual gym rat Jeff Bezos, looking mighty fit on the arm of his telegenic bride Lauren Sanchez, channels his very best Saturday Night Fever Tony Manero, as played by John Travolta.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Mercer 41 sleeper sofa—made to fit two guests quite comfortably—channels a Bauhaus vibe with its metal frame, and the green corduroy upholstery leans into today’s penchant for all things ’70s.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’s a mascara that plumps and a mascara that tubes.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The accompanying image of Jîna lying unconscious in a hospital bed, with a swollen face, tubes coming out of her mouth, and dried blood on her ears, went viral.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The order also directs CDPHE to collaborate with other state agencies and offices to identify and remove barriers to vaccination, ensure state health insurance plans and Medicaid cover COVID-19 vaccines and review and revise rules to ensure pharmacies can provide COVID-19 vaccines.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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The enchanted satnav system directs Sarah and David to various doors dotted along their circuitous route toward healing.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Funnels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnels. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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