Thesaurus results for CHANNELED

channeled

verb

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 In this golden age of cringe, that earlier art of transgression—with its tense silences, humiliations, and hostile disturbance of the performer-audience relationship—was channeled downstream. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 The spending was channelled through private contractor Chemonics. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 So the city loses out not only on new companies that would otherwise set up shop here but also on a group of founders who might have channeled their profits into the next generation of startups. — Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 These emissions are boosted by material channeled to the poles of the central black hole, from where it is blasted out as powerful twin jets that shine across the electromagnetic spectrum, particularly in radio waves. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The crisp color palette and feminine detailing channeled the refined, preppy style of the era. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 12 Oct. 2026 Placed in special education classes and diagnosed with dyslexia at age 12, Dempsey channeled his energy into unicycling, juggling, and skiing. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 In the 1990s, Comme des Garçons hired her to create a campaign that channeled Roland Barthes. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026 Altman’s physicality, vocal intonations and general creepiness are on full display channeled through Garfield for a man who simply should not be trusted or taken for his word. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

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Five films are directed by filmmakers from outside the Baltic countries, with Baltic talent and expertise playing significant roles in their production.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
The movie, directed by Siân Heder and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, adapts Gabrielle Zevin’s best-selling novel about game developers.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of directed

Verb

For some young investors, that means money originally allocated to long-term strategies is being funneled to activities built around immediate outcomes.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
On Friday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath highlighted the $77 million and 44 new positions funneled into the county’s Office of Emergency Management.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of funneled

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And while Hill is paying a half-million-dollar price for his battery, the judgment falls well short of expectations the plaintiff may have carried into the start of the trial.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
To ensure the result stood up to scrutiny, the DS's charging port was sealed before departure, and Verstaen carried two GPS trackers during the ride.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of carried

Verb

The International Seabed Authority has granted 17 exploration licenses in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, with five held by China, whose researchers conducted this viral survey.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Officers conducted final checks on the turtles at a conservation center on Serangan Island, also known as Turtle Island, in southern Bali.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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