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1
as in to drip
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
the basement walls distill water every time it rains heavily
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2
as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron
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Recent Examples of distill
The group decided to continue its offline work to distill the ideas into brief talking points to send forward.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
But Devers gave the impression of a hitter who would distill his thoughts to the opponent on the mound.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Then our recruiters verify and distill this information to determine competitive advantages in the marketplace and value proposition to candidates.
—Kathleen Duffy, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Jobs could quickly ‘analyze what the conversation was really about’
One skill Jobs had was being able to distill a conversation down to its essence and deliver the core idea succinctly.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 June 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
But Devers gave the impression of a hitter who would distill his thoughts to the opponent on the mound.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Then our recruiters verify and distill this information to determine competitive advantages in the marketplace and value proposition to candidates.
—Kathleen Duffy, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Jobs could quickly ‘analyze what the conversation was really about’
One skill Jobs had was being able to distill a conversation down to its essence and deliver the core idea succinctly.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distill
Verb
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But a special energy crackles in the grandstands when a hitter who drips with danger steps to the plate.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The liquid caught on his glasses and dripped into his eyes.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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For example, an expert may assess whether job candidates from HBCUs are being filtered out of the talent pool.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Mocktails, juices, a self-serve soda station, specialty coffees, and filtered water stations round out the options.—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
23 June 2025
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Her communications director later clarified on X that Gillibrand had misspoken.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
30 June 2025
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The new law might not clarify what teachers can display.—
Emma Epperly,
Idaho Statesman,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Once extracted, researchers began to compare the genetic material discovered to previous samples.—
Nick Butler,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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In November 2022, President Joe Biden issued a license to allow the oil company Chevron to evade sanctions in order to extract oil in Venezuela.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2025
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Biogas’s new plant, called Hidden Hollow Energy, purifies the gas coming out of the landfill and turns it into fuel for buses, trucks and other large vehicles, Tryon said.—
Sarah Cutler
June 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2025
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The ore is purified, dissolved in hot acid and converted into uranium hexafluoride (UF6), a gaseous compound.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Distill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distill. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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