as in channels
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 funnels
Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The tension underscores the high stakes surrounding the Visit Orlando contract, which funnels a staggering $100 million annually to the agency to promote Central Florida’s tourism industry.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Spending more on ads no longer guarantees results, and expanding into new markets introduces pricing and operational constraints that funnels alone cannot solve.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Sealing the cracks and openings in a home is like closing a pipe of hot air that funnels all that warmth outside.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
The cliffs jut out and the lagoon funnels the fog to the trees.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Lafayette leaders say a new runway funnels hundreds of aircraft's over Highway 287, which is lined with homes.
—Maria Braganini, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
The club funnels anonymously donated money to conservative candidates and causes.
—Colin Lecher, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Chicago’s system funnels more than $250 million a year into subsidized garbage pickup for single-family homes — while multiunit buildings foot the full bill themselves.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
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Officials say the group funnels funds to Gaza that directly support Hamas and its military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and serves as a financial hub and headquarters for the Muslim Brotherhood.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The tension underscores the high stakes surrounding the Visit Orlando contract, which funnels a staggering $100 million annually to the agency to promote Central Florida’s tourism industry.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Spending more on ads no longer guarantees results, and expanding into new markets introduces pricing and operational constraints that funnels alone cannot solve.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Sealing the cracks and openings in a home is like closing a pipe of hot air that funnels all that warmth outside.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
The cliffs jut out and the lagoon funnels the fog to the trees.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Lafayette leaders say a new runway funnels hundreds of aircraft's over Highway 287, which is lined with homes.
—Maria Braganini, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
The club funnels anonymously donated money to conservative candidates and causes.
—Colin Lecher, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Chicago’s system funnels more than $250 million a year into subsidized garbage pickup for single-family homes — while multiunit buildings foot the full bill themselves.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnels
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Huerta channels her passion into a union Dolores Clara Fernandez was born April 10, 1930, in Dawson, New Mexico.—
Stephanie Elam,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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Aside from filmmaking and advocating, Zelniker has established the Mother Water Fund, a nonprofit initiative that channels all proceeds from the series back into the communities featured in the film.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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No Tang and food in tubes for the astronauts on the Artemis 2 moon mission – space food has come a long way since humankind first began regularly venturing beyond Earth's atmosphere more than six decades ago.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Pemberton went to Paris and to expert Baschet musician Thomas Bloch to record the ‘40s-era organ made of glass tubes of varying length, played with wet fingertips.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh directs and stars in the titular role.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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Spotify, for one, has acknowledged the problem and directs significant resources toward detecting and mitigating artificial streaming activity to protect artists and ensure a fair distribution of royalties.—
Kyle Eustice,
VIBE.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The company has raced to lock in distribution, securing a high-profile partnership with retail brokerage Robinhood that pipes its markets directly into mainstream trading apps used by millions of Americans.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The kitchen also pipes its own spiral sausage using a Calabrian pepper pork sausage from Lottie’s Meats, a Denver business started by sisters Chelsey and Cassie Maschhoff.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Funnels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnels. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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