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 Certain times it could be channeled a bit differently, of course, but that’s true of all of us. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026 This isn't the first time the actress has channeled Witherspoon's style. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Meanwhile, other matter is channeled to the poles of the black hole, from where it is blasted away as high-energy plasma jets travelling at near-light speeds. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 June 2026 For most people, the spirit of analog photography was mainly channeled through Instagram filters. — Rotem Rozental, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 These entrepreneurs channeled profound adversity into solutions that now help countless others. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 For this class, federal action (or inaction) makes or breaks their communities and livelihoods, with their frustration channeled through abstinence in the political process. — Alex Rosado, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026 The Czech Republic channelled their inner Premier League influence to score from a throw-in, while Korea’s equaliser by Hwang In-beom came at the end of a 25-pass move. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Talent development will be channeled through the Jakarta Film Lab initiative, offering training, mentorship and certification programs for writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors and crew. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeled
  1. directed
  2. funneled
  3. carried
  4. conducted
Verb
  • King concluded that Saulter was in a conspiracy to get King removed from office, and directed Arriola to view recordings of other cameras in the office to determine who was entering the offices of Saulter and Goodloe.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • Residents were directed to leave via Mount Aukum Road, traveling either north to Pleasant Valley Road or south to Four Corners.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of directed
Verb
  • The Iranian regime has made its atomic ambitions abundantly clear, and has funneled enormous resources into this project over the past several decades.
    — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • In 2022 alone, Anthony Carone funneled money to his brother to the tune of $500,000 through his law firm bank account, prosecutors said.
    — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 2 July 2026
Definition of funneled
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  • Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • The project also included heavy-ion radiation testing conducted by NASA to evaluate the platform’s resilience for orbital and lunar missions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • The commander of the NC13 strike UGV company in the 3rd Assault Brigade told the Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi in December that his unit has already conducted offensive operations using multiple armed robots simultaneously.
    — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of conducted

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