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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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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
While this could have been too earnest in most other cases, Massiah and Henriquez avoid that feeling through sharp editing that manages to distill a life into an entertaining and educational narrative.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
While Glass’s voice is unmistakably his own, the etude genre and the clarity with which these pieces distill his musical thinking align him with figures as varied as Chopin, Scriabin, Debussy, Ligeti, and Reynolds.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
Instead of reading papers, many Anthropic researchers now simply upload them into Claude and chat with the assistant to distill the main findings.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 July 2025
Pro Tip: Before your next meeting, distill your message into one sentence.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
While Glass’s voice is unmistakably his own, the etude genre and the clarity with which these pieces distill his musical thinking align him with figures as varied as Chopin, Scriabin, Debussy, Ligeti, and Reynolds.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
Instead of reading papers, many Anthropic researchers now simply upload them into Claude and chat with the assistant to distill the main findings.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 July 2025
Pro Tip: Before your next meeting, distill your message into one sentence.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distill
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After that, the Angels’ catcher had a brief, terse interaction with reporters, one dripping with frustration.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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Although eating peaches makes Conrad’s mouth itch, watching peach juice drip down Belly’s chin makes his heart itch.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The remaining trains will filter in over the next two years.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Hawley worked from a similar playbook with Legion, whose apparently schizophrenic superhero filtered a fast-evolving cultural conversation around mental illness through a psychedelic kaleidoscope, and especially Fargo.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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Board President Sallie Overbey clarified for the board that insurance premiums would also not be affected if the bees are returned to the roof.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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Editor’s note, Aug. 16, 2025: This article has been updated to clarify a quote from CEO Keyvan Mohajer, who misspoke earlier. Introducing the 2025 Fortune Global 500, the definitive ranking of the biggest companies in the world.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 2025
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In a work as captivated with pastoral landscapes as the haunting glow of a tube TV, Vermette extracts possibility from every shot, down to crossfading that recalls the expressiveness of silent cinema.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Running a raw-level recovery tool to scan the entire disk and extract the PST file.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Instead, they are told to atone for their race, leave because of their names, and purify their blood.—
Churchill Ndonwie,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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The water is meant to show thanks to god, or provide spiritual relief, including purifying the devotee’s soul of sin.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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“Distill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distill. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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