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also distil
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
This whiskey was distilled at Stitzel-Weller on December 7th, 1982, and then bottled on May 25th, 2003.
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Molly Burford, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
In most cases, the record holders agree to be interviewed, distilling years of experience into fairly shallow platitudes — pithy advice Green finds understandably unsatisfying.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Production-wise, it’s brewed like beer rather than distilled like a spirit.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
These plants should be watered with distilled or rainwater.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Jan. 2026
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Molly Burford, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
In most cases, the record holders agree to be interviewed, distilling years of experience into fairly shallow platitudes — pithy advice Green finds understandably unsatisfying.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Production-wise, it’s brewed like beer rather than distilled like a spirit.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
These plants should be watered with distilled or rainwater.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distill
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The melter sits over a sewer line, idling while heating the snow to thirty-eight degrees, barely above freezing, and drips the water directly into a drain.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Super Bowl always drips with intrigue, including the path plowed by teams that before the season were listed as 60-1 odds to get here.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Vogue is committed to reporting and riffing on the global fashion conversation—always filtered through the lens of culture and what’s happening in the world at large.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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The neighborhood/area Uptown Sedona sits just above L’Auberge, keeping guests sheltered from traffic and tourists, but construction noise from buildings along 89A can filter down to the rooms.—
Asonta Benetti,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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American oil companies were reluctant to pour money into Venezuela given the country’s crumbling infrastructure, its history of political instability, and the cost of refining its low-quality reserves.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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And videos started pouring in showing just how messy and hostile the surge was.—
Eric Roper,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Within days of the executive order, OPM issued formal government-wide implementation guidance clarifying how agencies should identify and reclassify covered positions.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Speaking to reporters after the debate, Stratton sought to clarify her earlier comment suggesting Border Patrol would remain in place if ICE were abolished.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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That flow to a degree has come at a cost to second-year Kel’el Ware, who has seen only limited minutes in his two games back after missing four with a hamstring strain.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Namtso Blue collection, named after Tibet’s sacred Namtso Lake, included a range of lightweight and breathable jackets in a gradient color palette and a flowing knot emblem inspired by Tibetan nomadic culture.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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Eichberger notes that realistic vibration feedback helps engineers refine ride comfort and noise behavior.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The plumping, dewy effect comes from hyaluronic acid, while niacinamide helps even out tone and refine texture.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2026
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Pragmatists extract performance aggressively.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Starting in 1948, American companies extracted the oil and gave roughly half of the profits to the Venezuelan state, an arrangement known as el fifty-fifty.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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The indoor pool is purified with ozone.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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According to Shi, biochar can trap those contaminants and purify the water.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Distill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distill. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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