Thesaurus results for CANALIZED

canalized

verb

past tense of canalize

as in directed

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway the director of the charity should be canalizing the flow of donations so that the money ends up where it is most needed

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One of the questions, directed to David Hunt, director of finance for Entergy Arkansas, asks him to explain the reasoning for the classification of the payments.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
There’s also the last-minute addition of NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the Oscar-winning filmmakers behind No Other Land.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of directed

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The closure channeled extra traffic to and then backed up I-285 northbound on both sides of town from well before its two I-20 intersections.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The two men have spoken directly since Warsh became chairman, breaking with a tradition that sees contact between the Fed and the administration channeled through the Treasury secretary.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of channeled

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Robert Manuel Nacionales Tafoya, at the time the Baldwin Park city attorney, drafted up the legal documents that funneled the money from Chavez’s firm to Pacheco and worked with Pacheco to deliver the permits, prosecutors say.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 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

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Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars.

— David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The ideas that traveled furthest were carried by story rather than analysis.

— Bryan Adams, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of carried

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The cost of powering homes is also up, with electricity and piped gas both costing around 4% more annually.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
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

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani said an internal investigation will be conducted and that the body-camera footage will be released to the public.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Mamdani applauded police for stopping the attack but said an internal investigation would be conducted.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026

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