funnel
noun
a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
funneled
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past participleof funnel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof funnel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
funnelnouna cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
Example Sentences
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The owners allegedly underreported how much they paid their employees by more than $100,000 each year and funneled profits through mortgage payments and investments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The scale of that spending, funneled into data centers and chip purchases, has unsettled some investors who worry the AI payoff hasn’t yet materialized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
In 2003, McLeod’s patrons funneled more than $100,000 through The Fellowship to compensate him.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
Those institutional orders will get funneled through S&P Global’s Equity Bookbuild platform.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
When they reached the floor of the valley the wind grew stronger as it funneled through the rocks, and directly ahead a bright-colored speck grew larger and larger.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
