as in to direct
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 funnel
Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
And so is the scandal that OT is apparently being funneled, not to crime fighting and hardworking cops freezing their behinds off patrolling the streets and subways, but to paperpushers like Epps with cushy jobs back at 1 Police Plaza.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
Google Chrome is the top of a slippery funnel that users slide down, deeper into the Google ecosystem—which is precisely why, following a landmark antitrust ruling, the United States Department of Justice is trying to wrest Chrome away from the company.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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In 2020, another major drug trafficking ring was busted involving a college campus after fraternity members and students from the University of North Carolina and Duke University were caught funneling drugs into three college campuses.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
And so is the scandal that OT is apparently being funneled, not to crime fighting and hardworking cops freezing their behinds off patrolling the streets and subways, but to paperpushers like Epps with cushy jobs back at 1 Police Plaza.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
Don't leave before trying some tasty items from food vendors, who sell fair favorites such as corn dogs and turkey legs, plus authentic Mexican street tacos, burgers, and of course, funnel cakes.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
Google Chrome is the top of a slippery funnel that users slide down, deeper into the Google ecosystem—which is precisely why, following a landmark antitrust ruling, the United States Department of Justice is trying to wrest Chrome away from the company.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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Yen directs as well as stars alongside a host of familiar faces including Francis Ng, Julian Cheung and the increasingly ubiquitous Michael Hui, but Yen’s hardcore action fanbase may be left wanting.James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Visual artist Stuart Sandford wrote and will direct the film, which will be his feature film debut.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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An e-cigarette was found inside a Colgate toothpaste tube at Chicago Midway International Airport.Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The creamy formula comes in a twist-up tube for easy application on the go.Angela Lei, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Expand As the Bears began their penultimate drive, offensive coordinator Thomas Brown piped into Caleb Williams’ helmet headset with a familiar message.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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Try the Shrimp Creole at Arnaud’s, order piping hot beignets at Café du Monde, and savor a cocktail at the Napoleon House.Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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Governments, developers and technology platforms must work together to channel foreign investments toward projects that address housing shortages.Reza Esmaeili, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Funded by about $460 million in annual revenue from hotel room taxes and conventions, the authority is a force in local politics, channeling the influence of the gaming and tourism industry.Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
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Perplexity is playing the long game, slowly siphoning our attention away from competing corners of the web, gaining a better understanding of how people like me are using its platform, and funneling that data into its ever-evolving AI models.Lauren Goode, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s campaign initially skimmed money from small-money donors for his legal fund, siphoning 10% of every dollar raised through his website for Save America.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Scott is also coming off his first All Star appearance, after carrying a 1.34 ERA into the All Star break.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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The dress was also made with an elegant column skirt, accentuated with subtle pleating on the waistline, and a scarf that Gomez carried around her arm throughout the night.Hedy Phillips, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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The first death related to the Palisades Fire was announced earlier today when the sheriff's office conducted a wellness check at a residence on Pacific Coast Highway.Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Gustavo Gimeno conducts; reliables by Ravel and Barber pad out the rest of the program.Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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As a response to this, in the 1960s, the city added more concrete, channelizing the river in the hopes of getting runoff away from neighborhoods to Lake Michigan as fast as possible.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Austin and San Antonio have dammed, altered, channelized, buried and otherwise manipulated their creeks and rivers.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Funnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funnel. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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