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verb

present tense third-person singular of funnel
as in channels
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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noun

plural of funnel
as in tubes

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Recent Examples of funnels
Verb
The steep, rocky nature of the canyon itself funnels water rapidly. — Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 The Green Mountain Reservoir serves the western part of Colorado, and the Guernsey Reservoir in Wyoming funnels water to farmers in the eastern part of the state and western Nebraska. — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Today, the company funnels around 10% of revenue into advertising, including celebrity endorsements from the likes of Tom Brady and Kevin Hart. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 18 Aug. 2026 Every part of the message funnels him toward a stranger waiting on the other end of the phone. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The music funnels the breakneck propulsion of 2006’s Stay Afraid and 2007’s Mapmaker but also the compositional patience of 2008’s Receivers and Constant Future. — Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026 Since the 2024 bridge agreement, the city now funnels all of that tax back into the Moda Center to help the Blazers with maintenance and repairs. — Jason Quick, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The money funnels up, and then out at the end of the year to pay partners, and the whole thing starts over. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 An ordinance funnels that 1% into school employee bonuses, which topped $50,000 for some local teachers, according to Meta. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funnels
  1. channels
  2. tubes
  3. directs
  4. pipes
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  • The property now reflects a vibrant, modern aesthetic that channels Havana’s golden age and Florida tropical cool.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
  • As Meiko, Jen Chia channels her anger and frustration into furious knitting.
    — Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of channels
Noun
  • Once a recipe is chosen, clientele relax; zoning out in nearby chairs as glass tubes alight and the machine purrs from within.
    — Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The design introduced major changes to the forward section of the submarine, including a Large Aperture Bow sonar array and two Virginia Payload Tubes replacing the 12 individual vertical-launch tubes used on earlier boats.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of tubes
Verb
  • The website directs cash-paying consumers to drug manufacturers' websites or coupons that can be used at pharmacies.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Jet impingement directs high-speed liquid at a hot surface through small nozzles.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of directs
Verb
  • The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, which pipes fresh water from the mainland throughout the Keys, said in a statement that the break happened on Conch Key, which is about 14 miles north of the Middle Keys city of Marathon.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • The company also currently pipes water to 26 of its own data centers, and is working on more than 100 more such water reclamation projects.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Definition of pipes

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“Funnels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnels. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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