as in to direct
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 funnel
Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
As fog passes through, tiny droplets cling to the mesh, combine and drip into gutters that funnel the water into storage tanks.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Alice Park, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
For the midnight ceremony, this included renting a vintage funnel-neck wool Balenciaga coat from Albright Fashion Library and sculptural gold vintage earrings from New York Vintage.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
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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.
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That powder, collected in large bags from a funnel that extends through three floors, is then pressed into Wegovy tablets.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnel
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When a power play goal by the visitors later in the second, and a late goal that fooled Wallstedt to make it 6-1, boos rained down, directed at the officials, or the Wild, or both.—
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Affleck will now direct, co-write and star in Animals, slated for release in 2026.—
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The signature cocktail, When Pigs Fly, goes through a journey in a pneumatic tube.—
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Tweens will love the small tube size, which fits perfectly in a jean pocket or a shoulder bag.—
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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.—
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According to the Los Angeles Times, characters from the original trilogy will start wandering Galaxy’s Edge, and John Williams’ score will replace the ambient spaceport noises piped throughout the land.—
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Golden Globes hair 2026 channeled silver screen elegance with movie star bobs, sculptural waves, and vintage styles owning the night.—
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Selena Gomez channeled Old Hollywood glamour in a black floor-length Chanel gown with a white feathered off-the-shoulder neckline.—
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Israel has said throughout the war that Hamas was siphoning off aid supplies, an accusation that the United Nations and aid groups have denied.—
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Most of them run on some of the dirtiest fuel in the world, the leftover gunk after all the other useful parts are siphoned off to make gasoline and other more valuable petroleum products.—
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Three agents are then seen carrying the man away from the scene by his arms and one of his legs.—
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Art carries wellness benefits, as well.—
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Can Minnesota conduct its own investigation?—
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Researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge conducted the first large-scale analysis of isotopic and ancient DNA data in cemeteries from early medieval England to assess their migration patterns, according to a press release by the University of Edinburgh.—
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Upstream from Upper Klamath Lake, a key tributary was channelized and wetlands drained, resulting in massive amounts of phosphorus flowing into the Upper Klamath Lake and, eventually, the lower river.—
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The Army Corps of Engineers channelized and paved the once-meandering river.—
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“Funnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnel. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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