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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 copper-colored cap and emblem are an homage to the copper stills used to distill the agave nectar and make Clase Azul’s tequilas.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
David Lynch died shortly after evacuating his house, robbing L.A. of its unofficial mascot — the rare filmmaker who could distill all the city’s beauty and rot into a single hallucination.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 3 June 2025
The group decided to continue its offline work to distill the ideas into brief talking points to send forward.
—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
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
David Lynch died shortly after evacuating his house, robbing L.A. of its unofficial mascot — the rare filmmaker who could distill all the city’s beauty and rot into a single hallucination.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 3 June 2025
The group decided to continue its offline work to distill the ideas into brief talking points to send forward.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distill
Verb
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This way, your brush can drip dry into your toilet.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Alternative to drip irrigation: If drip irrigation isn’t an option, use a soaker hose, which releases water slowly along its length, allowing for deeper water penetration and less waste.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Then, just a few days before the first batch of players were due to report for pre-season training, the first reports started to filter through that something terrible had happened, more than 1,000 miles away, in the middle of the night.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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Lessons from the Ukrainian battlefields have even filtered down into their training.—
James Brooks,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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Based on this research, the company hypothesized about what the issues are that give people trouble with these terms and concepts, though many such searches also could be conducted to clarify details or derive more information.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Casas has emphasized that the new agreement is primarily about clarifying responsibilities, not about radically changing the department’s behavior.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 July 2025
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Before 1962, the maximum legal barrel entry proof was 110, but Stitzel-Weller went much further during production to extract and preserve as much flavor as possible.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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By crushing bones and boiling them to extract grease, Neanderthals tapped into a rich energy source, using techniques once thought to belong only to much later human groups.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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Similar in neo-Gothic style, but purified in form and detail.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Defenseless Christians in Nigeria and Syria have recently been attacked by extremists intent on purifying those lands for Islam.—
Nina Shea,
National Review,
30 June 2025
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“Distill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distill. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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