as in to direct
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
funneled endless time and money into his misguided pet project
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Recent Examples of funnel
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
The midway also will have family-friendly rides, games, and, of course, funnel cakes and other fair foods.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 July 2025
President Trump moved to a more aggressive footing with Russia on Monday, promising to funnel weapons through NATO allies to Ukraine and threatening to hammer Moscow’s trading partners with sanctions.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 July 2025
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Verb
The cobbler is the star of the show with this pile of funnel cake fries.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
The midway also will have family-friendly rides, games, and, of course, funnel cakes and other fair foods.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
Noun
Hartnett points out that Bank of America clients funneled $4.8 billion into equities this week.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 July 2025
President Trump moved to a more aggressive footing with Russia on Monday, promising to funnel weapons through NATO allies to Ukraine and threatening to hammer Moscow’s trading partners with sanctions.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnel
Verb
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The southern flow of the Everglades would direct floodwaters toward Alligator Alcatraz, where the Tamiami Trail acts as a dam, stacking water up.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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Then, on a dangerous free kick whipped in by Izzy Rodriguez just five minutes later, Ball’s glancing header directed the ball into the net.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Manatees call the springs home in the winter, and in the summer these swimming holes are the place to be to cool off and float long days away in a tube.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
29 July 2025
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Kesha was styled in a custom miniskirt and bracelet made entirely of e.l.f.’s Jelly Pop primer tubes and lip oil respectively, designed by conceptual artist Gab Bois.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 July 2025
Verb
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At least it was accompanied by a fact sheet circulated by the U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, plus an Oval Office press briefing with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer piped in via speakerphone.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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No, the dishes weren’t always piping hot, and the cocktails leaned a little too sweet for my taste, but the flavors were consistently strong.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Allow your ideas and insights to be channeled into tangible aspects of your life.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Aug. 2025
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The siblings last summer split their personal properties and shares in the company, a total of almost 62 percent, channeling them into their own respective holdings.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But ongoing struggles of the resort area’s bus provider, the Anaheim Transportation Network, have necessitated some of that funding to be siphoned off to sustain transit operations.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
23 July 2025
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Mike Boone had a great preseason last year but was siphoned to the practice squad thereafter, for instance.—
Alex Zietlow
July 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
Verb
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But another bill, HB 3520 by Rep. David Spiller, R-Jacksboro, to lessen the amount of liability insurance coverage rideshare drivers need to carry, took up a whole lot more time.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Just inside the doors of the employee entrance to Ford Motor Co.'s Dearborn Truck Plant is a scoreboard that looms high above a double set of steep stairs that carry the 3,600 employees up to the factory floor where the company builds its best-selling vehicle: the F-150 pickup.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Some data analysis in this chart was conducted using AI.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Chinese vessels discussed above are civilian vessels, and international law would forbid them from conducting military survey operations.—
Jill Goldenziel,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
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The statement is in effect until 8 p.m. Caught in a rip: How to stay safe Rip currents are channelized currents of water flowing away from shore at surf beaches.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Funnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnel. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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