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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
As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a single phrase.
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Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 3 June 2026
In a July interview, Bell said sake is brewed like beer, not distilled like spirits, noting the process is more demanding and delicate -- and to make the best sake, top-notch ingredients are required.
—John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 2 June 2026
Cygnet 22 and its sibling, Cygnet Welsh Dry Gin, are pot distilled at Copperworks using the vapor infusion method, which is ideal for getting the most out of delicate floral botanicals like lemon balm and rose petal, and producing a light, aromatic gin.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 June 2026
The agave is baked in brick ovens, crushed with a tahona, fermented in wooden vats, and then distilled in small copper pot stills.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
But for Mark Barrocas, the company’s chief executive officer, the business ethos can be distilled down to a few key points.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
The molasses used for Single Estate Series comes exclusively from our Estate, and it's distilled entirely in pot stills and aged in ex-Bourbon barrels.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The magic of Guilders lies in the red oolong tea sourced from the renowned Taitung region in Taiwan, steeped and distilled here in the States.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
Flanagan distilled the influential source material here into something altogether new, terrifying, and heartbreaking.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 3 June 2026
In a July interview, Bell said sake is brewed like beer, not distilled like spirits, noting the process is more demanding and delicate -- and to make the best sake, top-notch ingredients are required.
—John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 2 June 2026
Cygnet 22 and its sibling, Cygnet Welsh Dry Gin, are pot distilled at Copperworks using the vapor infusion method, which is ideal for getting the most out of delicate floral botanicals like lemon balm and rose petal, and producing a light, aromatic gin.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 June 2026
The agave is baked in brick ovens, crushed with a tahona, fermented in wooden vats, and then distilled in small copper pot stills.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
But for Mark Barrocas, the company’s chief executive officer, the business ethos can be distilled down to a few key points.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
The molasses used for Single Estate Series comes exclusively from our Estate, and it's distilled entirely in pot stills and aged in ex-Bourbon barrels.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The magic of Guilders lies in the red oolong tea sourced from the renowned Taitung region in Taiwan, steeped and distilled here in the States.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
Flanagan distilled the influential source material here into something altogether new, terrifying, and heartbreaking.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distilled
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Also featured on the summer menu will be a new Unicorn Cake Pop, featuring vanilla cake mixed with confetti sprinkles, dripped in white chocolate icing and decorated with a unicorn face.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Sections lower in the nozzle that were not cooled began to overheat and sag while molten plastic dripped from the engine outlet.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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Details are scarce, but the series is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions, features the 44th president in the trailer and will comprise vignettes about America’s long history, as filtered through David’s distinct comedic aesthetic.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
3 June 2026
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That biography took the form of a dark romance between the self-lacerating Louis and his fiercely loving but brutal maker, Lestat, filtered through the former’s brooding subjectivity.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
2 June 2026
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The grappa is poured, and praised.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Cards and well-wishes poured in from around the world, as did calls from oblivious travelers.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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In expanding the possibilities of seemingly familiar materials, pieces pair the rough with the refined, the crystalline with the hand-hewn and the organic with the streamlined.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Operating conditions can be refined to reduce stress on equipment and prolong electrolyte life.—
Gregory Shahnovsky,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Tears flowed as a historic postseason ended deep in San Diego County.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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Crucially, Ngai says, the term for extraterrestrials flowed from the word for foreigners, not the other way around.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE, a focus group of women who have either pursued or considered PMSR discuss the unknowns of the procedure, which allows patients to conceive biological children of deceased men using DNA extracted within 72 hours of death.—
Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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To see what was happening, his team added a dash of enzymes extracted from yeast cultures.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Quanta Magazine,
1 June 2026
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The attack took place on the mezzanine leading to Amtrak trains, not on a train or platform, Anderson clarified.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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The agency clarified that the fee would only apply to new applicants living abroad, and not renewals.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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“Distilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distilled. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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