Thesaurus results for CHANNEL

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noun

ˈcha-nᵊl

Definition of channel

as in canal

an open man-made passageway for water water was drained from the swamp through a specially constructed channel

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as in strait

a narrow body of water between two land masses the world record for swimming the channel between France and Great Britain

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as in pipeline

a direct way of passing along information or supplies you need to make arrangements through the proper channels

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as in conduit

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) had to replace the main water channel

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as in psychic

a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead the channel went into a trance and began speaking in what was purported to be the voice of the deceased woman

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verb

as in to direct

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway an athletic youth who channeled all of his energy into sports

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Recent Examples of channel

Noun

One country, one channel, one weekend, one thing everybody was talking about on Monday. — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 For more than a decade, Cox has refused to carry the channel, owned by the Dodgers organization, due to its high license fee — leading to one of the television industry’s longest blackouts. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

By identifying exactly what the frustration concerns before reacting, leaders are more likely to channel emotion toward fixing broken systems instead of attacking individuals. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 For years, Kiganda channeled his grief into advocacy, participating in World AIDS Day to raise awareness about HIV. — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for channel

Recent Examples of Synonyms for channel

Noun

As Jan races north along the canals, his unwanted passengers force him to confront a reality far removed from his own and to see life from a new perspective.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Analysts said the rise in transit prices is also related to the intensification of El Niño conditions this year and lower water levels in the canal.

— , CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

An attack on a cargo vessel transiting the strait earlier this week killed one person.

— Jenni Reid,Emma Graham, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Barring a full reopening of the strait and a resolution to the conflict, both energy producers and consumers will have to contend with continued uncertainty.

— Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of strait

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The Toronto Maple Leafs’ pipeline received a massive boost with the addition of Gavin McKenna, providing them with a true franchise cornerstone.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Kuwait is holding discussions with Saudi Arabia and other countries about a possible pipeline to bypass the Strait, Kuwaiti Oil Minister Tariq Sulaiman Al-Roumi said earlier this month.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of pipeline

Noun

Strait of Hormuz crossings remained uneventful over the past week as traffic remains subdued amid little progress in negotiations to reopen the vital oil conduit.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026
Nvidia's new funding conduit aims to treat compute infrastructure as an investable asset class.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of conduit

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Jean remains one of the most powerful psychics in Marvel Comics.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Orlando Police were flooded with tips, including from psychics, about the disappearances of Jennifer Kesse in 2006 and Michelle Parker in 2011, the research paper said.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Definition of psychic

Verb

The agency declined to speak on Pullman Innovations, directing comments to the Illinois attorney general’s office.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Ford had already directed the excellent A Single Man in 2009 and would go on to make Nocturnal Animals in 2016.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of direct

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Roman aqueducts Aqueducts transported water from distant sources into cities using gravity rather than mechanical pumps.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
The man responsible for one of the greatest engineering marvels of his time, the 233-mile aqueduct that gave a semiarid region a world-class city, now admitted responsibility for one of the greatest engineering disasters in American history.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of aqueduct

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The 1,300 residents of Kandersteg, in Switzerland’s Bern canton, live amid a quintessential Alpine landscape of sharp peaks, white glaciers, steep green valleys and the distant sound of cowbells.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
For people living and working along the eastern edge of Greeley, the sound of trains is a familiar part of everyday life.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026