SIPHONS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

siphons

verb

variants also syphons

present tense third-person singular of siphon

as in drains

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 channels

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 siphons Constantly landing on jokes — like in its portrayal of Lockjaw and his efforts to become a member of the Christmas Adventurers Club, a powerful white-supremacists faction — siphons a sense of urgency from the film’s sketches of American unrest and white male violence. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025 The filing comes days after Spotify was accused in another class action lawsuit of permitting massive amounts of streaming fraud on its platform, which siphons royalties from artists whose numbers aren’t artificially inflated. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025

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Verb

Every square inch of land on Earth’s surface receives precipitation, and much of it drains out, eventually, to an ocean or lake.

— Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
This can be in a low spot in your yard that always drains poorly, or under a roof awning or near a gutter that is likely to overflow.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of drains

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Similar events for collectors spread around the world Now Klein channels his passion for vintage computers into organizing festivals, repair workshops, swap meets and other events as president of the Vintage Computer Federation.

— Terry Chea, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
First, a low-voltage DC generator runs a high-voltage AC inverter, which then channels current through a transformer and finally a voltage multiplier.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Definition of channels

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The teen was using an apparatus called a third lung, which floats on the water's surface and pumps air to divers through a breathing hose, the affidavit said.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
There is also a prototype pair of red Valentino Garavani Rockstud pumps identical to those worn by Streep in the film’s trailer.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pumps

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Every part of the message funnels him toward a stranger waiting on the other end of the phone.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The music funnels the breakneck propulsion of 2006’s Stay Afraid and 2007’s Mapmaker but also the compositional patience of 2008’s Receivers and Constant Future.

— Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of funnels

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The current administration's AI action plan directs agencies to remove barriers to adoption and OMB required an inventory of use cases.

— Matt Ashburn, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The order also directs the Department of Justice to investigate where states are in violation of exemptions for childhood vaccine mandates, including parental authority and disability accommodations as well as religious and medical reasons.

— Annika Kim Constantino,Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of directs

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The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, which pipes fresh water from the mainland throughout the Keys, said in a statement that the break happened on Conch Key, which is about 14 miles north of the Middle Keys city of Marathon.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
The company also currently pipes water to 26 of its own data centers, and is working on more than 100 more such water reclamation projects.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

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