channeling
Americannoun
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Architecture, Furniture. ornamentation with flutes or channels.
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the practice of professedly entering a meditative or trancelike state in order to convey messages from a spiritual guide.
Etymology
Origin of channeling
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Alternative rockers like Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Green Day began channeling the band’s signature blend of melody and crunchy guitars.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The EU’s Savings and Investment Union project External link aims to keep European capital close to home by channeling it into productive, long-term capital market investments.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Maloney is channeling Grubhub’s model in his vision for Curbside and Honk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Beijing is channeling substantial investment into the so-called "lithium triangle" — the mineral-rich belt across Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile that holds 56% of the world's lithium reserves.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
In the Adams formulation, aristocracies were to society as the passions were to the individual personality, permanent fixtures susceptible to disciplined containment and artful channeling, but never altogether removable.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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