siphons

variants also syphons
present tense third-person singular of siphon
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as in funnels
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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Verb
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  • Victor Sanchez pumps gas into his truck on August 28, 2025, in Mill Valley, California.
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Verb
  • Every few years, Aziz Ansari learns about a new sociological phenomenon and funnels it into his work.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Chrome is absolutely central to Google's business model, serving as the gateway that funnels billions of users toward Google's search engine and, ultimately, its advertising goldmine.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Reopening is dependent on how well the area drains.
    Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Put It Into Practice Be specific about your current situation, including what energizes and drains you.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The order also directs CDPHE to collaborate with other state agencies and offices to identify and remove barriers to vaccination, ensure state health insurance plans and Medicaid cover COVID-19 vaccines and review and revise rules to ensure pharmacies can provide COVID-19 vaccines.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The enchanted satnav system directs Sarah and David to various doors dotted along their circuitous route toward healing.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Below, newlywed and habitual gym rat Jeff Bezos, looking mighty fit on the arm of his telegenic bride Lauren Sanchez, channels his very best Saturday Night Fever Tony Manero, as played by John Travolta.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Mercer 41 sleeper sofa—made to fit two guests quite comfortably—channels a Bauhaus vibe with its metal frame, and the green corduroy upholstery leans into today’s penchant for all things ’70s.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Listening to a Swift song is like eating a candy bar that transmits a personal essay into your memory.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The photograph transmits the breadth and mechanism of the Festival’s assembled in the way of a fine Titian oil — speaking of art works central to Venice — in which every human in the image is captured doing something vastly different from his or her neighbor.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Siphons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siphons. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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