SIPHONING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

siphoning

verb

variants also syphoning

present participle of siphon

as in draining

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 funneling

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 siphoning Many of Lamont’s fellow Democrats in the legislature’s majority argue Connecticut’s budget caps are too strict, siphoning too much money from core programs. —

Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026 This comes on the heels of a previous survey from the UC Berkeley Citrin Center which also showed the two GOP candidates leading, with the Democrats piled up behind them, seemingly siphoning votes from each other. —

Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026 Eventually, Roosevelt broke with the Republican Party altogether, running for president on the Bull Moose ticket in 1912, siphoning off votes from his old party and handing the election to Woodrow Wilson. —

Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 Consumer advocates and industry critics say that some of these companies are more interested in quick financial gains than lasting protection and might be siphoning profits instead of saving for future disasters. —

Scott Pham, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026 At the time of the landmark rights deal, Levy’s sales team had spent the last two years merrily siphoning off marketing dollars traditionally earmarked for the broadcast giants. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026 Smith earned millions of dollars from his fraudulent streams, siphoning off royalties from the legitimate artists in the royalty pool. —

Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026 Late one night, an Oxnard ambulance driver prepared to head to an emergency call and found a teenage woman there in the dark, siphoning gas from his ambulance’s tank. —

Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 The 23-count indictment accused them of conspiring to pad McCluskie’s salary by siphoning $225,000 in campaign funds from his boss, former Attorney General Xavier Becerra, after Becerra joined the Biden administration as a Cabinet official and McCluskie became his chief of staff. —

Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026

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While attacks are currently focused on financial fraud and draining the accounts of victims, InfoBlox says the level of access these trojans offer would allow expansion into extortion, blackmail, and corporate breaches including ransomware attacks on companies.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
If root rot may be an issue, repot the plant in fresh soil, and make sure to use a well-draining pot that will keep the soil from becoming too soggy in the future.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026