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1
as in drained
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 funneled
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 siphoned
But goodwill will get siphoned without a big splash.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
After his work with wildlife, and after fighting to keep water from being siphoned from the rivers in the Wyoming water wars of the 1980s, Richard was tired.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Investigators say tax revenue intended for community arts projects may have been siphoned off instead.
—James Ward, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Yet prosecutors believe Knox siphoned money away from those contracts to take a family trip to Disneyland, buy subscriptions to streaming services and pay off stacks of personal credit card bills, among other expenses.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Since its founding, the Northfield Allotments have shrunk to a few acres, land siphoned off over the years by developers.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Investigators say funds meant for critical energy infrastructure, including wartime grid repairs after Russian attacks, were siphoned off through contract kickbacks.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
The neighborhood, including Northwest Bronx, rebelled, pointing out that mall jobs paid little, small businesses would be crushed, and profits would be siphoned away to national corporations.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
The hearing wasn’t to focus on the merger itself, but on whether the broadcast ownership limits still make sense as viewers have migrated to streaming and tech giants like Meta and Google have siphoned off local ad markets.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
After his work with wildlife, and after fighting to keep water from being siphoned from the rivers in the Wyoming water wars of the 1980s, Richard was tired.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Investigators say tax revenue intended for community arts projects may have been siphoned off instead.
—James Ward, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Yet prosecutors believe Knox siphoned money away from those contracts to take a family trip to Disneyland, buy subscriptions to streaming services and pay off stacks of personal credit card bills, among other expenses.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Since its founding, the Northfield Allotments have shrunk to a few acres, land siphoned off over the years by developers.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Investigators say funds meant for critical energy infrastructure, including wartime grid repairs after Russian attacks, were siphoned off through contract kickbacks.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
The neighborhood, including Northwest Bronx, rebelled, pointing out that mall jobs paid little, small businesses would be crushed, and profits would be siphoned away to national corporations.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
The hearing wasn’t to focus on the merger itself, but on whether the broadcast ownership limits still make sense as viewers have migrated to streaming and tech giants like Meta and Google have siphoned off local ad markets.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siphoned
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Surgeons drained nearly three liters of blood from his chest cavity.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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This profound snow drought comes at an especially awkward time, compounding a quarter-century of regional aridification that has drained the nation’s two largest reservoirs to precarious depths.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Amboy fell on hard times after the faster interstate funneled traffic away from the desert outpost.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Putting up guardrails As much as $700 million more will be funneled over the next five years to New Mexico’s child-care assistance program, state officials said.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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To remove oil from the reserves, water is pumped into the salt caverns, making the crude float to the surface, where it is captured and sent through pipelines to refineries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Gulf Cooperation Council has pumped more than $100 billion into Africa over the last decade across energy, ports, logistics, and tech, dwarfing the US and rivalling Europe.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has directed oil refineries to prioritize supplying cooking gas to its 330 million households, risking operations of over 3 million businesses that use its for commercial purposes.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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The book was adapted for the screen in 1979 as directed by Larry Peerce, and other stars have tried to bring it to the screen, with Julia Stiles, Rose McGowan, Kirsten Dunst, and Dakota Fanning all at one point involved in various iterations that never took off.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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In October 2025, Martin channeled Paltrow's '90s wardrobe in a minimalist white tank top and an asymmetrical black miniskirt.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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When a strike hits, the shockwave is channeled into these stub tunnels rather than penetrating the main complex.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some of the more seasoned staff, including and especially the indefatigable charge nurse Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa), remember the days before everyone carried an iPad well enough to keep things moving.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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As the driver took off, the frantic mother carried her son back inside the hospital, where teams of doctors performed chest compressions and other rescue efforts, but failed to save him.—
Dave Carlin,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the raw numbers, the county calculated deaths per 100,000 using an average of the 2024 and 2025 estimates from the annual point-in-time count conducted by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Officers froze the area around the vehicle and conducted limited evacuations of buildings in the vicinity while the department's bomb squad assessed the device.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Some small grants were canceled, like $14 million to install septic systems in majority-Black Alabama counties where residents live with sewage piped from their homes onto their property.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Electric and piped natural gas bills became the two largest drivers of inflation last year—rising 7% and 11%, respectively, in 2025—and they’re projected to keep increasing this year and beyond.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Siphoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siphoned. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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