channelizes

verb

Definition of channelizesnext
present tense third-person singular of channelize
as in channels
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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  1. directs
  2. carries
  3. conducts
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  • Called the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024, the law directs the VA to increase veterans' benefits by the same inflation adjustment percentage as Social Security payments.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Leigh Silverman directs a rigorously unspectacular production, with an almost dogmatic refusal to add any Broadway razzle.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of directs
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  • Seattle’s leading rusher, Kenneth Walker, has 398 yards on 99 carries with six touchdowns.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Binah Capital's Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock carries a cumulative dividend at a rate of 9% per annum.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of carries
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  • Edison Research, which conducts national exit polling for NBC News and other news organizations, surveyed 2,750 Latino voters nationally.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The bipartisan polling team that conducts surveys for NBC News recently ran an experiment to show the impact of pollsters’ assumptions about turnout.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of conducts
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“Channelizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channelizes. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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