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as in drained
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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as in funneled
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 siphoned
Thousands of Brazilian reals, the national currency, were soon siphoned from his bank account.
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Harry Booth,
Time,
26 June 2026
More than 100 Labour members of Parliament called for Starmer to step down after Reform UK, a relatively new anti-immigration and hard-right party, won the largest number of local seats and the rising Green Party siphoned voters from the left.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
According to Stanford’s White, although Union Pacific had a huge amount of capital, much of it was siphoned off to the Credit Mobilier, the construction company working on the project, which was owned by insiders at the time.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
And the rise of Restore Britain, another hard-right party amplified by Elon Musk which advocates for the large-scale deportation of migrants, has siphoned off some support for Reform too.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
The governor has directed $11 billion in surpluses toward this effort since 2020, stopping the huge expansion of pension costs that siphoned dollars away from other programs.
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Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
The trustee alleged that Calce and other insiders had improperly siphoned away cash and other assets.
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Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
Once considered competitive territory, the district was transformed into safe Republican ground after Democratic mapmakers packed it with conservative voters siphoned from neighboring GOP seats.
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Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
Afterward, the water is discharged into the Sacramento River through an 800-foot-long pipe, with a portion siphoned off for crop irrigation.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
Harry Booth,
Time,
26 June 2026
More than 100 Labour members of Parliament called for Starmer to step down after Reform UK, a relatively new anti-immigration and hard-right party, won the largest number of local seats and the rising Green Party siphoned voters from the left.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
According to Stanford’s White, although Union Pacific had a huge amount of capital, much of it was siphoned off to the Credit Mobilier, the construction company working on the project, which was owned by insiders at the time.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
And the rise of Restore Britain, another hard-right party amplified by Elon Musk which advocates for the large-scale deportation of migrants, has siphoned off some support for Reform too.
—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
The governor has directed $11 billion in surpluses toward this effort since 2020, stopping the huge expansion of pension costs that siphoned dollars away from other programs.
—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
The trustee alleged that Calce and other insiders had improperly siphoned away cash and other assets.
—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
Once considered competitive territory, the district was transformed into safe Republican ground after Democratic mapmakers packed it with conservative voters siphoned from neighboring GOP seats.
—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
Afterward, the water is discharged into the Sacramento River through an 800-foot-long pipe, with a portion siphoned off for crop irrigation.
—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siphoned
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These plants may not thrive in soil that's poorly drained or overly compacted.
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Something uncertain, something human, has been drained like blood from this world.
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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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The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
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But management pumped the brakes on major imminent deal hopes.
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King concluded that Saulter was in a conspiracy to get King removed from office, and directed Arriola to view recordings of other cameras in the office to determine who was entering the offices of Saulter and Goodloe.
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Residents were directed to leave via Mount Aukum Road, traveling either north to Pleasant Valley Road or south to Four Corners.
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The Czech Republic channelled their inner Premier League influence to score from a throw-in, while Korea’s equaliser by Hwang In-beom came at the end of a 25-pass move.
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These entrepreneurs channeled profound adversity into solutions that now help countless others.
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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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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
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The project also included heavy-ion radiation testing conducted by NASA to evaluate the platform’s resilience for orbital and lunar missions.
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The commander of the NC13 strike UGV company in the 3rd Assault Brigade told the Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi in December that his unit has already conducted offensive operations using multiple armed robots simultaneously.
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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 Freedom Ring Doughnut, an Original Glazed doughnut dipped in white icing, blue sprinkles and white stars, piped with red icing stripes.
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“Siphoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siphoned. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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