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.
has been funneling
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present perfect progressiveof funnel (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The company has been funneling resources into Meta Superintelligence Labs, its AI effort formed last summer and headed by Alexandr Wang.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
Instead of the iconic brown trucks, UPS has been funneling smaller, lower-value parcels to gig drivers who use their personal vehicles to make deliveries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
The PBOC, meanwhile, has been funneling more credit into the manufacturing sector in recent months, at the expense of the property sector.
From Reuters ● Oct. 14, 2021
My whole real life has been funneling me towards being a likable person, making likable choices, being a nice girl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2019
For some time Rowland has been funneling money to Joshua Nkomo, co-leader of the guerrilla armies of the Patriotic Front.*
From Time Magazine Archive
