siphoned

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of siphon.
  siphon

  noun

  a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of siphon.
  siphon

  noun

  a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.

Example Sentences

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siphoned

A probe into donations allegedly siphoned off at India's grand Ram temple has renewed scrutiny of how religious sites manage vast amounts of cash and gold entrusted to them by devotees.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

The sentence matched the minimum requested for Guo, in his late 50s and also known as Miles Kwok, arguing he siphoned more than $1 billion in funds raised from his followers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

The trustee alleged that Calce and other insiders had improperly siphoned away cash and other assets.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

“It kind of siphoned all of that pent-up, closeted stuff that you hold back, that you couldn’t freely express,” she said.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

The wand siphoned off most of the grease.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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