channeled

variants or channelled
past tense of channel
as in directed
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 channeled After his best friend died of AIDS, activist Cleve Jones channeled his grief into a sewing project that became the AIDS Memorial Quilt. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026 Unavoidably the text has been chopped and channeled, with some swapping of parts, bits of narration screwed into dialogue and events described in a paragraph blown out into scenes. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 As the floor general, Clark channeled that fire immediately into a furious 24-6 surge, leading a Fever attack that forced eight second-quarter turnovers and outscored the Aces 30-17 in the frame to grab a 48-43 halftime lead. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 About half of the bow tie is traffic-free with most cars channeled through on Seventh Avenue. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026 Someone with the same disregard for convention as my mother, but one who’d channeled that subversiveness into something successful? — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 This material is then channeled to the poles of black holes, from where it is blasted out as near-light-speed jets that can extend for thousands of light-years. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Below, here is how our favorite celebs channeled Italian-girl beauty. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 That signal broadcasts through the air to the nearest cell tower, where it gets channeled through a complex network of cables. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeled
Verb
  • The former is an action drama directed by Suresh Triveni and fronted by Anil Kapoor; and the latter an original drama series starring Bhumi Pednekar.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This revival, which boasts a cast of new names and is directed by Tony winner Danya Taymor (The Outsiders), is likely to be one of the buzziest shows of the fall season (its run has already been extended through April 4, 2027).
    — Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • Beijing has funneled vast financing and political will toward building its own technology in cutting-edge sectors – like robotics, AI, biotech, space, new energy and chips – and applying that tech into industry.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Whereas they have historically been funneled into hierarchical law firms to spend a couple years billing time around the clock for no profit share, there are already countless more ways for young attorneys to leverage their degrees and skills.
    — Logan Brown, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • In Moore’s case, though, the contents of those boxes carried a different weight.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But by the mid-2020s, the current had carried Rothe back to the genre that embraced her the most.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • In fact, their 2026 Giving Signals Report, conducted with The Harris Poll, pegged millennials as the most active donor generation right now.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • While at the site, Wyatt conducted a series of tests and eventually claimed that the formation was actually the remains of Noah’s Ark.
    — Eric Vanden Eykel, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Channeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channeled. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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