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as in dripped
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 filtered
to remove usually visible impurities from
distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron
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Recent Examples of distilled
Continue on to The Shed Distillery, where Drumshanbo gin is distilled among forest-edge botanicals; the tasting room and café are worth lingering in.
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Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
The whisky was distilled in September of 1968, a year that, according to the brand, some whisky aficionados consider to be a standout in the distillery’s history.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
That is old Charlotte, distilled into a single detail — families who have been eating at the same spot since their grandparents or great-grandparents first walked through the door.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
Named after Argentine slang for the protein powder and pill cocktail that gym bros use to bulk up fast, and nodding to their own rapid rise, PAPOTA smartly distilled newfound fame into self-critique.
—Maria Nenet Barrios, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
Laplace distilled this structure into a simple formula, the one that would later be known as the central limit theorem.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
Oaxaca is the mezcal capital of the world as well as the birthplace of the smoky, distilled agave liquor.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
They were first trained to execute specific movements, and later distilled into a single unified controller that uses visual inputs to plan and coordinate the sequence of actions a robot should take to navigate obstacles efficiently in its environment.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
Her Two Recommendations for Anyone Considering Anderson has distilled her experience into two direct pieces of advice.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
The whisky was distilled in September of 1968, a year that, according to the brand, some whisky aficionados consider to be a standout in the distillery’s history.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
That is old Charlotte, distilled into a single detail — families who have been eating at the same spot since their grandparents or great-grandparents first walked through the door.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
Named after Argentine slang for the protein powder and pill cocktail that gym bros use to bulk up fast, and nodding to their own rapid rise, PAPOTA smartly distilled newfound fame into self-critique.
—Maria Nenet Barrios, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
Laplace distilled this structure into a simple formula, the one that would later be known as the central limit theorem.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
Oaxaca is the mezcal capital of the world as well as the birthplace of the smoky, distilled agave liquor.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
They were first trained to execute specific movements, and later distilled into a single unified controller that uses visual inputs to plan and coordinate the sequence of actions a robot should take to navigate obstacles efficiently in its environment.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
Her Two Recommendations for Anyone Considering Anderson has distilled her experience into two direct pieces of advice.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distilled
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And no one actually wanted scalding oil dripped onto them from above at a NYE party.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Inside Brothers, student Trip Condon spoke between sips from beer dripped from the spigot of a beer tower.—
Aidan Sadovi,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Call it la dolce vita filtered through an exuberant American lens.—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2026
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But there is something so wonderful about being fifty and having your own job and having been through so many disappointments that a situation like this is filtered through different experiences and people—the narrator’s discernment has an incredible clarity.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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After the tea had finished its boil, Meraj poured it out, straining the steaming, fragrant liquid into small cups.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Richard Hamilton poured in a game-high 27 points, and Khalid El-Amin had 12, including two clutch free throws with seconds to go.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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Afternoon Fuel your afternoon’s adventures with Vietnam’s most famous sandwich – the banh mi, introduced by the French in the 1800s and refined (with pickles and fiery chilli hit) by the Vietnamese.—
Tamara Hinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
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In time, alerts were refined into three stages.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway through which around 20% of the world's crude oil supply flowed until the war — closed to any ships not explicitly granted permission by Tehran, warning of a severe response for any violators.—
Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some $469 million has flowed into the ETF just since Jan 1.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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To be clear, Cortical Labs’s neural cells aren’t extracted from brains.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
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The evidence — mostly messages extracted from Melly’s cellphone, email addresses and social-media accounts — will not be allowed in the rapper’s retrial after the appellate court’s ruling.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Officials clarified the situation is not the same as a lockdown, and instead, school operations are able to continue under a shelter-in-place order while limiting access to buildings.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Certainly, the state is better able to resolve substantive education issues if its own lines of authority are clarified.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Distilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distilled. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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