canalizing

verb

Definition of canalizingnext
present participle of canalize
as in directing
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway the director of the charity should be canalizing the flow of donations so that the money ends up where it is most needed

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  1. directing
  2. conducting
  3. carrying
  4. siphoning
Verb
  • Or what about the four movies about each of the Beatles that Sam Mendes is directing?
    Denise Quan, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Abrams also is directing his first feature in years with a mystery WB film, which is eying start of production at the beginning of 2025.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of directing
Verb
  • The remaining steps include finalizing Zena's go-to-market strategy and online consumer questionnaire, conducting an actual use trial with over 1,800 participants, and obtaining FDA and advisor committee review of OTC data.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Interestingly, most people think conducting transactions personally at a branch is safer.
    Craig Costigan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of conducting
Verb
  • This complication features a three-armed carousel, each arm carrying a block with four-hour numerals.
    Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione was also initially charged in Pennsylvania with forgery, carrying firearms without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of a crime and providing false identification to law enforcement.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of carrying
Verb
  • Investigators accuse her and dozens of accomplices of taking loans and cash through a web of thousands of shell companies over more than a decade – siphoning off what amounts to a total of $44 billion.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Eventually, the thieves began siphoning syrup directly from the barrels in the reserve without refilling them.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of siphoning
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