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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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
Fast-growing urban areas in the western United States have found ways to raise groundwater levels by tapping river water and channeling it underground.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 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
They can shape a galaxy's long term development by channeling gas from the outer regions inward.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026
A precisely engineered drainage system added to the similarity by channeling water from a cistern-like well at the summit down and along the sides, a stylized version of rainwater plashing down the Andes.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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