Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a siphon; siphonate: as, “tubular siphoned Orthoceras,”
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
siphon .
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Examples
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One victim, a dentist in Florida, had nearly $400,000 siphoned from a TD Ameri trade account last December.
Preventing a Hack Attack M.P. McQueen 2010
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Texas used the $3.2 billion in federal stimulus education money to replace state money siphoned from the education fund.
Barbara Ann Radnofsky: AG Abbott's Constitutional Miss on Federal Education Dollars Barbara Ann Radnofsky 2010
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Because no running water was available, the water to cool the PCl3 condenser was siphoned from the recycled milk jug and deposited into the waste can labeled "Hawaiian Punch".
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The ESAS architecture does not support broader national goals, and as long as this is the case, money will continue to be siphoned from the program.
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So before we all sit there and act all dismissive of the laid-off reporter, that laid-off reporter very well may have been working on uncovering the latest local scandal which results in siphoned funds, polluted waters etc …
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I cannot even understand how the money is being so called siphoned! yhsiew … you comments do not make any logic.
Planet Malaysia 2009
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A lawsuit filed earlier this year by a unit of the company on behalf of creditors charges that the parent company "siphoned" that money from the operating unit even though the subsidiary was technically insolvent.
The Fight With Opus Corp.'s Family Christina S.N. Lewis 2010
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A lawsuit filed earlier this year by a unit of the company on behalf of creditors charges that the parent company "siphoned" that money from the operating unit even though the subsidiary was technically insolvent.
The Fight With Opus Corp.'s Family Christina S.N. Lewis 2010
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A lawsuit filed earlier this year by a unit of the company on behalf of creditors charges that the parent company "siphoned" that money from the operating unit even though the subsidiary was technically insolvent.
The Fight With Opus Corp.'s Family Christina S.N. Lewis 2010
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Those two candidates probably "siphoned" their votes from Norm Coleman, to some extent --- playing the role that is often ascribed to Ralph Nader back in the 2000 presidential race, that of so-called "spoilers."
With Recount Complete And More Ballots Counted, Franken's Lead Appears To Be Insurmountable 2009
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