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Recent Examples of channelize
The Don River flowing through Toronto into Lake Ontario had been channelized, encased in concrete, and diverted nearly at a right angle to output at a different location.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
Upstream from Upper Klamath Lake, a key tributary was channelized and wetlands drained, resulting in massive amounts of phosphorus flowing into the Upper Klamath Lake and, eventually, the lower river.
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Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
29 Dec. 2025
The Army Corps of Engineers channelized and paved the once-meandering river.
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Emma Bowman,
NPR,
17 Nov. 2025
Those changes include channelizing the bay in some places and transforming it into dunes and marshland in others.
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David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
As a response to this, in the 1960s, the city added more concrete, channelizing the river in the hopes of getting runoff away from neighborhoods to Lake Michigan as fast as possible.
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Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Dec. 2024
Austin and San Antonio have dammed, altered, channelized, buried and otherwise manipulated their creeks and rivers.
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Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
13 Mar. 2024
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
Upstream from Upper Klamath Lake, a key tributary was channelized and wetlands drained, resulting in massive amounts of phosphorus flowing into the Upper Klamath Lake and, eventually, the lower river.
—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
29 Dec. 2025
The Army Corps of Engineers channelized and paved the once-meandering river.
—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
17 Nov. 2025
Those changes include channelizing the bay in some places and transforming it into dunes and marshland in others.
—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
As a response to this, in the 1960s, the city added more concrete, channelizing the river in the hopes of getting runoff away from neighborhoods to Lake Michigan as fast as possible.
—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Dec. 2024
Austin and San Antonio have dammed, altered, channelized, buried and otherwise manipulated their creeks and rivers.
—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
13 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channelize
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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has directed all questions about ransom notes to the FBI.
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According to prosecutors, Edmond was directed by co-conspirators to make straw purchases of firearms from Georgia gun stores that were later transported and distributed to gang members in the Chicago area.
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The key is to channel this energy into proactive preparation, focusing on personal growth and shaping change rather than chasing every prediction.
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Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie looked like Serie A regulars, Folarin Balogun’s finishing was on song and Gio Reyna put to rest any doubts about his selection by channelling his inner Luka Modric.
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Some became conscious of the role a state could play in intervening in the economy in order to curb and canalize democracy.
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The Iranian regime has made its atomic ambitions abundantly clear, and has funneled enormous resources into this project over the past several decades.
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In 2022 alone, Anthony Carone funneled money to his brother to the tune of $500,000 through his law firm bank account, prosecutors said.
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Just assume that any animal is going to carry disease, and rabies is one of them.
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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The theme continues with gold contrast stitching and embroidered eyelets in the same color to suggest rivets, as well as piping on the heel taking after the interior of selvedge denim.
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Copper, also on the list, has traditional uses such as piping for plumbing, but is also needed in electronics and the automotive industry.
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Veterinarians conducting preliminary examinations determined many of the dogs died from gunshot wounds, according to Honsal.
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The long-term health effects of the fire and its smoke probably won’t be known unless researchers conduct a follow-up study, said Eisenman of UCLA.
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“Channelize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channelize. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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