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 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 Stefan Pildes, 50, is facing federal wire fraud charges that accuse him of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars in charitable funds for his own use, including for concert tickets and vacations. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 Shamefully, even as the Evanston parish was asking its members to dig deeper, Anderson was siphoning some of the church funds for his own personal needs. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, Orbán began siphoning public contracts, largely financed by the European Union, into companies owned by loyalists. —

Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 The concern about competing became amplified with regional sports networks dissolving, siphoning a source of revenue for a Rockies team that is already heavily dependent on attendance. —

Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 To be fair, at Kohl’s, Gass was forced into four battles with activist shareholders in her final years, siphoning her attention and energy. —

Phil Wahba, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026

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Shane Lowry has the distinction of draining one of the more memorable putts in recent golf history.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Grow crocosmia in moist, organically rich, well-draining soil in full sun to light shade.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026