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 Gen Z’s consumer behavior has already shown that this generation refuses to fit into the traditional marketing funnel, siphoning neatly from awareness to consideration to purchase. —

Brieane Olson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 The pair pleaded guilty to charges that included siphoning $225,000 from Becerra’s dormant campaign account to pad McCluskie’s salary. —

Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026 Remove Weeds Weeds are persistent competitors for moisture in your garden, siphoning off essential hydration from your crops. —

Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026 By David Voreacos, Bloomberg North Carolina investment firm founder Greg Lindberg was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison for siphoning more than $2 billion in reserves backing insurance policies and using the proceeds to pay for jets, mansions and a 214-foot yacht. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026 North Carolina investment firm founder Greg Lindberg was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison for siphoning more than $2 billion in reserves backing insurance policies and using the proceeds to pay for jets, mansions and a 214-foot yacht. —

David Voreacos, Bloomberg, 26 May 2026 But many of Lamont’s fellow Democrats in the legislature’s majority have argued for the past two years that Connecticut saves too aggressively, siphoning dangerously large amounts from town aid and other core programs and effectively forcing one generation to solve a problem created by three. —

Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 May 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 In New York, staged auto accidents, medical mills, and a lax threshold for awarding payouts are siphoning money from drivers, municipalities, and the MTA alike. —

Ike Brannon, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026

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But the recession of 1969–70 hit New York hard, draining the city of half a million jobs.

— Kevin Lozano, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Making the powder involves several steps, including milk testing and pasteurization, the separation of curds and whey, draining and pasteurizing the liquid whey, and then sending it to a processing facility to remove more liquid via evaporation and spray drying.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 2 June 2026