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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
Normally, after used to season barrels the sherry is either distilled or turned into another product like sherry vinegar.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
It was distilled at the Imperial distillery, located in Carrann, Speyside.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Golden Age of the American automobile can be distilled not simply to one era, but down to one vehicle ― the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
The Golden Age of the American automobile can be distilled not simply to one era, but down to one vehicle ― the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
There have been rare instances of people getting sickened when using tap water — as opposed to distilled or boiled, then cooled, water — for Neti pots and other nasal rinses, the CDC says.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Renowned American evangelical leader Johnnie Moore, a member of the forum’s Global Future Council for Faith in Action, distilled the stakes.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
It was distilled at the Imperial distillery, located in Carrann, Speyside.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Golden Age of the American automobile can be distilled not simply to one era, but down to one vehicle ― the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
The Golden Age of the American automobile can be distilled not simply to one era, but down to one vehicle ― the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
There have been rare instances of people getting sickened when using tap water — as opposed to distilled or boiled, then cooled, water — for Neti pots and other nasal rinses, the CDC says.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Renowned American evangelical leader Johnnie Moore, a member of the forum’s Global Future Council for Faith in Action, distilled the stakes.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distilled
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Tyler Andrew Riddle dripped with charisma and smarts.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Background noise is consistently filtered out so the speaker's voice can be heard more clearly.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the moon is covered by the inner part of Earth's shadow during the eclipse, sunlight not blocked by Earth is filtered through a thick slice of Earth's atmosphere before reaching the moon's surface, NASA explained.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Inside the airy, tiled space in the Wedgewood Houston neighborhood, diners linger over baskets of still-warm croissants, artfully poured café au lait, tuna carpaccio, and a dangerously good French toast topped with berries and chantilly cream.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Kingdom has poured resources into logistics, mining, renewables, technology, creative industries, and advanced manufacturing—aiming to be a producer, not merely a consumer, of sophisticated goods and services.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Govee has refined the software from previous models to improve the brightness and color accuracy, and the lights are more durable now.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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Video refereeing has only just been introduced in Liga F, Spanish women’s football’s top flight, but through a VAR-lite system still being refined.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Gas flow also affects stellar initial masses In another study, published in July 2025, astrophysicist Ke-Jung Chen led a research group at the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics using a detailed computer simulation that modeled how gas in the early universe may have flowed.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Waterfalls of tequila flowed from enough bottles to lose count, including those in Aguayo’s group.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Abboud and his mother, whose name is Najlaa, were safely extracted from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, though the location has not been disclosed in this reporting for their protection.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Once extracted, the team combined all of the shell remnants into a microgel similar to many standard skincare products.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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The company clarified that there was no widespread hack, and the rumors likely stemmed from a mix of unrelated security alerts and social media exaggeration.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Phillips and an attorney for several of the victims clarified there is no current plan to make the survivors’ list public, although survivors intend to share with federal authorities.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Distilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distilled. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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