as in to direct
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
channelized all of his resources into winning that state's crucial primary
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Recent Examples of channelize
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.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Mar. 2024
Draining wetlands and channelizing the Sprague River to enable cattle ranching and agriculture has taken its toll on the region.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Wild Los Angeles Los Angeles is a city of nearly 3.9 million people, with a heavily urbanized landscape that’s epitomized by its vast network of freeways and a mostly tame and channelized Los Angeles River.
—Discover Magazine, 15 June 2024
Harvey says his team’s model can help by quantifying exactly how much carbon would be lost if a particular bog were drained or channelized.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 May 2024
The Army Corps of Engineers responded by straightening and channelizing the Trinity, cutting down trees, and raising levees to contain future floods.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2024
Ahead are the arduous tasks of restoring forests ravaged by huge wildfires, repairing the damage to creeks and rivers that were dredged and channelized to dry up wetlands that once made their waters clear and pure, and mitigating other damage to lands and waters occurring over the past 150 years.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024
Yet California squandered much of the bounty from its recent unusually wet winter, as levees, channelized rivers and paved cities funneled much of the runoff into the ocean rather than capturing it.
—Erica Gies, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2023
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
Draining wetlands and channelizing the Sprague River to enable cattle ranching and agriculture has taken its toll on the region.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Wild Los Angeles Los Angeles is a city of nearly 3.9 million people, with a heavily urbanized landscape that’s epitomized by its vast network of freeways and a mostly tame and channelized Los Angeles River.
—Discover Magazine, 15 June 2024
Harvey says his team’s model can help by quantifying exactly how much carbon would be lost if a particular bog were drained or channelized.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 May 2024
The Army Corps of Engineers responded by straightening and channelizing the Trinity, cutting down trees, and raising levees to contain future floods.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2024
Ahead are the arduous tasks of restoring forests ravaged by huge wildfires, repairing the damage to creeks and rivers that were dredged and channelized to dry up wetlands that once made their waters clear and pure, and mitigating other damage to lands and waters occurring over the past 150 years.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024
Yet California squandered much of the bounty from its recent unusually wet winter, as levees, channelized rivers and paved cities funneled much of the runoff into the ocean rather than capturing it.
—Erica Gies, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channelize
Verb
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The production is being directed by Matthew Dunster (2:22 – A Ghost Story, Hangmen, The Pillowman).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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The following day, a bus driver confirmed the incident, reporting to administrators that the remarks were directed at a group of Hispanic students.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Your quiet strength, when strategically channeled, can become your most powerful professional asset.—
Melody Wilding,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Pirouette is described as a somewhat pop-indebted piece of work, with vocalist Cole Haden channeling childhood heroes like Britney Spears and Mariah Carey.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2025
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Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Wednesday that Kyiv would be funneling half of the revenues from future natural resources projects into the fund, with money being reinvested in more developments.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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You’ll be funneled into a three- or five-year repayment plan, making monthly payments to your creditors.—
Sacramento Bee,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Butler carried the Heat to two NBA Finals appearances.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Birdsong fills the auditorium, before the first actor, Zachary Hart, makes a very un-Chekhovian entrance — driving a dune buggy and carrying an electric guitar.—
Demetrios Matheou,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The lagoon was last dredged in the winter of 2020-21, when about 300,000 cubic yards of sand were removed and piped onto the beach.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Its filtration method makes for a strong, balanced, and piping hot cup of coffee.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The findings, part of a report released last month, echo the conclusions of a similar audit conducted four years earlier, also by the state Auditor General.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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Researchers there were conducting part of a nationwide clinical trial of Leqembi, then known by its generic name, lecanemab.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Channelize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channelize. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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