distilled

past tense of distill

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of distilled The core lineup includes a cheaper version of that whiskey without the cask finish, as well as the cask-strength Reserve and an American single malt—all of which are distilled and produced at Cedar Ridge Distillery in Iowa. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2026 Where climate action has largely been distilled into decarbonization, nature is sprawling and complex — even more so than fashion supply chains. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 And Todd’s writing got really distilled on these last couple of records. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026 Pioneered in the island nation’s Dennery District, the genre is a drum-heavy, chant-forward offshoot of soca that blends elements of kuduro and zouk with Kwéyòl lyrics and a dancehall attitude, distilled through a distinctly Lucian lens. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026 Government attorneys counter that Congress properly restricted where spirits can be distilled to prevent producers from evading federal excise taxes. — Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 But Williams, with her trademark video diaries, has distilled a vision of contemporary New York to its purest essence. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026 Wooler Brands produces two spirits, a Kentucky straight bourbon called Wooler Whiskey, distilled in Bardstown, Kentucky, and JP Vodka, distilled from 100 percent corn mash in Texas. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Know More State AFL-CIOs and affiliates conducted thousands of surveys of union members and non-union workers over 2024 and 2025, gleaning insights that were then distilled down to the bullet points that appear in the contracts. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distilled
Verb
  • What happened to them, and why Jonah remains obsessed with this one unsolved case, are details that get slowly dripped out, like in every other sad-dad detective show that stretches a movie-length premise over 10 hourlong episodes.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
  • As that water dripped across the shelter floor, calcium carbonate settled on anything lying around—logs, leaves, pine cones, and Neanderthal tools.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • From there, promising athletes were filtered into regional training centers, which further funnelled the very best to INSEP.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • If a woman’s symptoms are filtered through assumptions about her weight or mental health, and the true story of her pain is omitted, AI may learn and reproduce how the woman is framed in the record.
    — Jennifer Silva, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Elon Musk poured nearly half a billion dollars into the midterms to support Republican candidates, most to help Ken Paxton defeat Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate race.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Quientella Bonner scored 45 points in 1977, Merlakia Jones scored 44 in 1995 and Ronni Williams poured in 43 points in 2017.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Iran war has raised oil prices, pushing up prices for fuels like gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, which are refined from crude oil, economists said.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Across 128 sessions, Claude gradually developed and refined a wiki using information from those documents.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The discovery of certain minerals, for example, can show that water flowed on Mars long ago, pointing to potentially habitable conditions.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Historic amounts of money have flowed into this year's midterm elections.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Initial results indicate that the method can separate metal chlorides from magnet material more efficiently, allowing nearly all the metals to be extracted while using comparatively small amounts of chemicals.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Kay’s latest appeal says his trial lawyer pressured him to reject a plea deal carrying five to 10 years and questions testimony about who extracted data from Skaggs’ phone.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Tenerife’s largest shareholder Rayco García acknowledged there is still much to be clarified.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • However, Meta has clarified that its partnership with Fourier is currently limited to research and experimentation.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Distilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distilled. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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