funneled

verb

variants also funnelled
past tense of funnel
as in directed
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 funneled Since June's election, Super PACs associated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have funneled more than $5 million into the East Bay race on ads supporting Hernandez, according to Politico. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Federal investigators are probing whether insurance firms owned by Walter improperly funnelled money to other companies of his. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Instead, Beijing rolled out a roughly $586 billion stimulus—equivalent to around 12 percent of China’s GDP in 2008—funneled almost entirely into infrastructure and construction. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 McDonnell had saddled up to Banc of California and funneled a portion of her new $15 million loan to keep the other bank at bay. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 Since 2019, the state has funneled more than $1 billion into public schools through the Student Opportunity Act, which aimed to increase aid to districts with the highest need. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026 The city’s manufacturing ecosystem depends on rough stones sourced from around the world, processed by tens of thousands of workers, and funneled into global markets through trading networks centered in Mumbai. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026 In addition to United Democracy Project, a Times analysis identified five smaller super PACs that AIPAC has funneled roughly $22 million into since 2022. — Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Even if an individual did not own shares directly tied to the transatlantic slave trade, the capital generated by the practice was funneled into various pillars of European society, embedded in architecture, statutes, and schools. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funneled
  1. directed
  2. channeled
  3. carried
  4. conducted
  5. siphoned
  6. piped
Verb
  • The league's anti-hate committee was formed last year to deal with hateful and abusive online comments directed at players and the league.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In July, the parliament directed Energy Minister Opiyo Wandayi to develop a policy for renegotiating electricity supply agreements with major power producers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of directed
Verb
  • For years, Kiganda channeled his grief into advocacy, participating in World AIDS Day to raise awareness about HIV.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Natalie channeled that motivation in the en suite bath as well.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of channeled
Verb
  • At the celebrations, Torres was also spotted wearing a rubber bracelet with a Spain flag that carried branding from the Guardia Civil — one of the country’s two national law enforcement agencies (the other being the Policia Nacional).
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Roughly 300 poles and 44 power transmission poles need to be repaired or replaced in Gary as a result of the storm, which carried winds of 99 mph (159 kilometers per hour), said Melody Birmingham, an executive at NIPSCO's parent company.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • Two autopsies have been conducted, but neither have yielded a definitive public explanation for Nolan’s manner of death.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The vote, conducted by conference call, does not close the books entirely on the sale.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of conducted
Verb
  • The rise of other Jeffco programs also siphoned off talent that might have previously open enrolled at Columbine.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That unsustainable spike has siphoned away money to fund, for example, street repairs, public transit and health care services for the needy.
    — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of siphoned
Verb
  • The collection also includes a special Poké Ball Doughnut — glazed and dipped in vanilla icing, topped with red sprinkles and piped with chocolate icing.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Then the researchers piped apple cider vinegar into that airstream, switching it on and off depending on the fly’s position on this virtual field.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of piped

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