variants
or channelling
as in directing
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 channeling
Chatting with the peddler Rutherford Selig (Bradley Stryker, enjoyably channeling Deadwood), Bynum casually unzips the surface of reality and dips into the waters below.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Mickey Moniak is channeling his inner Ted Williams, via his grandfather and his father.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Instead, Vernon will take the stage over the July 24-25 weekend as a kind of full-tilt avatar of Bob Dylan, channeling the songwriter circa 1994 while performing material from across his catalog.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2026
In musical scenes, however, Jaafar delivers singing and dancing that is startlingly persuasive, passing through impersonation into something like channelling.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Nozicka also examines the implications of channeling personal trauma into art; even before Sebastian’s death, the mother-daughter rift was already in progress after Xochi based her novel on their family’s painful past.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Alternative rockers like Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Green Day began channeling the band’s signature blend of melody and crunchy guitars.
—Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Mother Mary sees Hathaway channeling Taylor Swift in lavish stage numbers, singing original songs by FKA Twigs, Jack Antonoff and Charli xcx.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The Democrat is accused of participating in a scheme to steal roughly $5 million in federal disaster relief funds and channeling the money into her 2021 congressional campaign.
—Wpec Staff, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Mickey Moniak is channeling his inner Ted Williams, via his grandfather and his father.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Instead, Vernon will take the stage over the July 24-25 weekend as a kind of full-tilt avatar of Bob Dylan, channeling the songwriter circa 1994 while performing material from across his catalog.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2026
In musical scenes, however, Jaafar delivers singing and dancing that is startlingly persuasive, passing through impersonation into something like channelling.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Nozicka also examines the implications of channeling personal trauma into art; even before Sebastian’s death, the mother-daughter rift was already in progress after Xochi based her novel on their family’s painful past.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Alternative rockers like Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Green Day began channeling the band’s signature blend of melody and crunchy guitars.
—Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Mother Mary sees Hathaway channeling Taylor Swift in lavish stage numbers, singing original songs by FKA Twigs, Jack Antonoff and Charli xcx.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The Democrat is accused of participating in a scheme to steal roughly $5 million in federal disaster relief funds and channeling the money into her 2021 congressional campaign.
—Wpec Staff, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeling
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The agency did not directly address whether the transition could affect service continuity, instead directing questions about services to the county, which will take over many programs.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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This can be done by directing water into soil or gravel, and creating a slight slope or grade away from your home flat surfaces.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gandi Mohamed later pled guilty to money laundering for funneling fraud proceeds.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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To reduce reliance on maritime routes, China has over recent decades built costly pipelines funnelling oil and gas over land from Central Asia, Russia and Myanmar.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Scientists are conducting studies to learn more about the potential risk to people who hunt or eat deer or elk meat, for example, by determining if they are diagnosed with prion diseases more often than people who do not.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar quickly responded on X, slamming his Ukrainian counterpart for conducting diplomacy on social media.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Jones was arrested on charges of possession of an assault weapon, possession of a large capacity magazine, carrying a pistol without a permit and interfering with an officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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The Spaniard left hurriedly, carrying a frown that owed to a sense of injustice.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Channeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channeling. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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