SIPHON Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

siphon

verb

variants also syphon

as in to pump

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely I let the stranded motorist siphon some of my gas so he could be on his way

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as in to funnel

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway investigators discovered that the so-called charitable organization was siphoning funds for personal use

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Recent Examples on the Web In an era when streaming video and social media have siphoned consumer attention and advertising dollars away from TV, the business has less room for error CBS’ efforts to remake a format so familiar to its audience is bound to draw plenty of scrutiny. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024 The hydrogen that a small, dense star has spent the past 80 years siphoning off of its nearby neighbor is about to explode like a thermonuclear bomb a hundred thousand times the brightness of the sun. —

Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024 Steward has also been a focus of a nearly two-year CBS News investigation documenting how private equity and other investor groups have siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars from community hospitals with devastating public health consequences. —

Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 25 July 2024 The state has one of the country's most expansive school choice programs, which siphons funding from school districts to private schools subject to little oversight or accountability. —

Sommer Brugal, Axios, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for siphon

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