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
Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
Specifically, the court noted that existing disclosure laws and rules about earmarking donations already act as disincentives for donors hoping to use parties as a means to indirectly funnel money to candidates.
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John J. Martin,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The vivid, beachy color was also spotted at Tory Burch and Alberta Ferretti, with funnel-neck coats and goddess-like maxi dresses, respectively.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
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Verb
The same boom-and-bust dependency on the oil industry, whose profits were now funnelled through the regime and its allies, kept the country lurching from one crisis to the next.
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Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
Specifically, the court noted that existing disclosure laws and rules about earmarking donations already act as disincentives for donors hoping to use parties as a means to indirectly funnel money to candidates.
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John J. Martin,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
Noun
The 25‑year‑old founder had already turned an AI coding project into a staple for enterprise developers and built a hiring funnel out of the community that grew up around it.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The vivid, beachy color was also spotted at Tory Burch and Alberta Ferretti, with funnel-neck coats and goddess-like maxi dresses, respectively.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnel
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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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Lying in a hospital bed, the breathing tube attached to her neck sometimes came loose, triggering an alarm.
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It’s designed to support up to two AMS 2 Pro units simultaneously, expanding the printer’s available material pool without constantly rerouting Bowden tubes by hand.
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Those included a charmingly cluttered Bucket family home, a lush candyland with the smell of chocolate piped through the Royal Theater to complement the full-size mock chocolate river, and a glass elevator that flew above the audience.
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For those looking for simple car camping (beginner) Each of these campgrounds are in Angeles National Forest, offer piped water and vault toilets, and have sites with picnic tables, parking spots and campfire rings.
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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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Advertisement But the recent surge of new groups has confused CEOs, donors, and other key constituencies by pursuing often wildly divergent messages and contradictory agendas, inadvertently establishing circular firing squads, undermining unity, and siphoning resources from credible expert voices.
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But the days of weak attempts to siphon your information are over.
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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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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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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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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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“Funnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnel. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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