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also syphon
1
as in to drain
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
I let the stranded motorist siphon some of my gas so he could be on his way
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2
as in to funnel
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
investigators discovered that the so-called charitable organization was siphoning funds for personal use
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Recent Examples of siphon
For years, his main political project was legislation that siphoned public-education funds to private schools via vouchers.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
In New York, staged auto accidents, medical mills, and a lax threshold for awarding payouts are siphoning money from drivers, municipalities, and the MTA alike.
—Ike Brannon, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
According to the indictment, King allegedly first siphoned $54,414 from Urban Prep to his American Express account in 2021.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Stefan Pildes, 50, is facing federal wire fraud charges that accuse him of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars in charitable funds for his own use, including for concert tickets and vacations.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
In New York, staged auto accidents, medical mills, and a lax threshold for awarding payouts are siphoning money from drivers, municipalities, and the MTA alike.
—Ike Brannon, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
According to the indictment, King allegedly first siphoned $54,414 from Urban Prep to his American Express account in 2021.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Stefan Pildes, 50, is facing federal wire fraud charges that accuse him of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars in charitable funds for his own use, including for concert tickets and vacations.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siphon
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The long hours of immersion in cold water and the strain of swimming fully clothed through turbulent waves toward the tantalizingly near shoreline must have drained the last bit of endurance from him.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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Xefco One Australian startup is trying to clean up one of fashion’s more draining problems.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
30 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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According to campaign finance documents filed in February, the company has funnelled over $12 million into the group.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The prosecutor said Chairez-Campos pumped multiple rounds into the unarmed victim’s body before making a move to flee and then returning to shoot him one more time in the head, Gennawey said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Radiation pumped into the night sky.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Concerns about ticket prices In his address to the congress, Infantino briefly addressed complaints about the costs of tickets to World Cup matches, but his comments were directed at the heads of the member associations and not fans.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Now he’s gone and directed this lively documentary that features those aforementioned interviews.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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With that, an attacker can, among other things, hack multi-tenant systems, break out of containers based on Kubernetes or other frameworks, and create malicious pull requests that pipe the exploit code through CI/CD work flows.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Spoon the filling into a plastic zip-top bag, snip a small corner off the bag, and pipe the filling back into the egg whites.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Moon channels Jupiter’s drive, helping steady effort translate into visible progress.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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Chatting with the peddler Rutherford Selig (Bradley Stryker, enjoyably channeling Deadwood), Bynum casually unzips the surface of reality and dips into the waters below.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Moon amplifies Jupiter, helping your words land clearly and carry weight.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Siphon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siphon. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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