funneled

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 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 The Migration Of Power​ Through the 1990s and into the early 2000s, mainstream attention was funneled through a remarkably small number of gatekeepers. — Julia Ruttner, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Meta is among eight donors that wrote seven-figure checks supporting Becerra’s gubernatorial campaign, with most of the money funneled to independent committees backing the Democrat that are not allowed to legally coordinate with the candidate. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Across California, individuals experiencing psychiatric emergencies are repeatedly funneled into de facto psychiatric facilities like local jails instead of receiving timely clinical care. — Kerry Martin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026 The McLuhanite in me wants to stick to the first interpretation, in which the apparent shift in shame is a matter of morality getting funnelled through a new medium. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026 The deal is the latest example of Gulf capital being funneled into Syria’s reconstruction, aligned with a broader US effort to keep the country out of Iran’s orbit. — semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funneled
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  • 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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  • 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
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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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  • Postmortem commentaries on the campaign agreed that many factors were at play in Sinclair’s loss — FDR had kept his distance and progressive candidate Raymond Haight siphoned off votes from Sinclair — but Hollywood proudly took credit.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But critics countered that the proposal would have siphoned money away from the Chicago Public Schools’ 72 other fine and performing arts campuses.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Inside, the lobby is dimly lit in soothing lavender and blue and house music is piped in by surround sound.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Dresses based on the domestic adornment were piped in leather, while a gleaming gold dress was laser-cut with the decorative pattern.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

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

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