SIPHONED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

siphoned

verb

variants also syphoned

past tense of siphon

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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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 Twenty years later, all of the money and power in publishing has been siphoned to the very, very rich. —

Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 The schemes reportedly syphoned millions of dollars from Americans' bank accounts. —

Drew Pittock, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 The Hawks have syphoned off driving lanes. —

Fred Katz, New York Times, 27 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 According to the indictment, King allegedly first siphoned $54,414 from Urban Prep to his American Express account in 2021. —

Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Even the comfort of Kruk and Kuip (Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper) broadcasting games on NBCSBA as part of a cable package isn’t a sure thing, with an increasing number of games being siphoned off to streaming services. —

G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026 Nexstar has engaged in an aggressive lobbying campaign for the merger, arguing that the combination is necessary to compete against the tech giants that have siphoned off so much local advertising revenue in recent decades. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026

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Success is dependent on being planted in sunny locations with moist, well-drained, and neutral to slightly alkaline pH soils.

— Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Paying for that organization’s work, along with fees billed by lawyers on the case, sometimes drained people’s savings at a rapid pace, the Tribune found.

— Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026