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siphon

noun as in pipe

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His campaign received some funding from Democratic donors in what Hovde said was an effort to siphon votes from him.

From Salon

“We’re certainly disappointed that the Democrats’ effort to siphon votes with a fraudulent candidate had a significant impact on the race, with those votes making up more than the entire margin of the race right now,” Hovde said in a press release.

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Republicans also worried that the former president might start a third party that would siphon off support from Republicans – concerns that Trump’s closest aides did little to dispel.

From BBC

A new test could give the organization an opening to restore mandatory prayer in public schools and siphon more public funds for religious schools, making them more desirable than public ones.

From Slate

He frequently lauds his proposed tariffs as beneficial to the nation, characterizing the plan as a way to siphon money from opposing countries during the presidential debate last month.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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