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also syphon
1
as in to drain
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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2
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 of siphon
And digital players that offer search or even AI exchanges will be looking to siphon away TV’s ad haul.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Authorities announced the arrest Wednesday of a Long Island PTA mom accused of siphoning more than $50,000 from an elementary school over a three-year span while she was employed as a New York Police Department officer.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
However, 31% of millennials and 41% of Gen Xers and baby boomers also siphoned money from their retirement savings.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
For years, his main political project was legislation that siphoned public-education funds to private schools via vouchers.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Authorities announced the arrest Wednesday of a Long Island PTA mom accused of siphoning more than $50,000 from an elementary school over a three-year span while she was employed as a New York Police Department officer.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
However, 31% of millennials and 41% of Gen Xers and baby boomers also siphoned money from their retirement savings.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
For years, his main political project was legislation that siphoned public-education funds to private schools via vouchers.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siphon
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Weighing in at 710 tons, the sculpture was built to circulate 30,000 gallons of water but has been drained since 2024 in order to have its inner workings assessed.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 May 2026
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Her own growth hasn’t just been paused by the demands of caring for a sick child, it’s been drained by the constant mental load that comes with it.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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The architecture of the subterranean pathways that funnel magma to the surface, the chemistry of the magma, the cadence of eruptions, and the assortment of eruption styles differ from place to place.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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Thorsen began funneling the funds elsewhere, prosecutors said.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Ruben Enikolopov, a research professor at the Barcelona School of Economics, explains that at the onset of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin had low government debt and large reserves, and pumped money into the economy via military spending.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Anaheim stormed to a 3-1 series lead while pumping 20 goals past the Oilers, who looked slower and creakier than the Ducks.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Slash the bureaucracy in the California Department of Education, cut wasteful spending and direct those funds toward providing resources directly to both school districts and parents.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Separately, Schroer also allegedly posted a threatening message directed at Bondi, prosecutors said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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With that, an attacker can, among other things, hack multi-tenant systems, break out of containers based on Kubernetes or other frameworks, and create malicious pull requests that pipe the exploit code through CI/CD work flows.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Spoon the filling into a plastic zip-top bag, snip a small corner off the bag, and pipe the filling back into the egg whites.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Apr. 2026
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The project embeds local communities as stewards and beneficiaries, channeling climate finance directly to people who manage these ecosystems.—
Natalie Sum Yue Chung,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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This conception of dance music as channeling an elevated presence of mind in an unbound flow state (or whatever) is both galaxy-brained and complete nonsense.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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If Banchero believes in Mosley, that belief will carry influence.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Choose one priority and let consistency carry you further than force.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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“Siphon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siphon. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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