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also syphons
1
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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2
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siphons
Verb
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Cold weather drains batteries quickly.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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The great Amazon in its north drains large areas as does the Parana-River Plate watershed to its south that reaches the Atlantic in the estuary between Argentina and Uruguay, The San Francisco flows north for hundreds of miles before hooking a right and dropping to the Atlantic.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
4 Jan. 2026
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The Izakaya, particularly, makes an ideal stop with a dark, moody interior that channels the feel of a Japanese alleyway bar.—
Anna Lee Iijima,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The dance party held at the Vermont and organized by Club 90s, channels the sensuous vacation-from-reality energy adored by fans of the TV show, and the book series it’s based on, that premiered in November and became a breakout hit for HBO Max.—
Martine Thompson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Worcester pumps about $6 million a year into snow removal.—
Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The plant pumps water out of the bladder in order to create negative pressure.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Sealing the cracks and openings in a home is like closing a pipe of hot air that funnels all that warmth outside.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
21 Jan. 2026
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The cliffs jut out and the lagoon funnels the fog to the trees.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Her father assists her in making door hangers with a QR code that directs people to her Digital Cookie website.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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For examples of remittance transfers, the association directs credit unions to the commentary to Regulation E, the implementing reg for the transfer act, which provides examples of what are and are not considered remittance transfers.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The kitchen also pipes its own spiral sausage using a Calabrian pepper pork sausage from Lottie’s Meats, a Denver business started by sisters Chelsey and Cassie Maschhoff.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Yasmin Espinoza, whose grandmother was deported despite being born in Arizona, now carries her passport everywhere.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Rams running backs Kyren Williams and Blake Corum combined for 102 rushing yards on 24 carries.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Siphons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siphons. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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