1
as in dripping
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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2
as in filtering
to remove usually visible impurities from
distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron
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Recent Examples of distilling
However, capturing that enthusiasm and distilling it into a movement is not an easy feat.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Women have historically held various roles in the bourbon industry, from distilling to marketing.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
While there are a few male employees at Olta, most everything — from tending the crops to distilling the liquid to bottling it up — is done by women, a rarity in the machismo world of Mexican spirits.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
While members of the UK government were considering the country’s relationship to fashion, a handful of designers were distilling their own experience of British life onto the runway.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Eagle Park co-owner and brand director Jake Schinker said that production work will be transferred to the brewing and distilling company's Muskego location, S64W15640 Commerce Center Parkway, and construction on the east-side location should be completed by the end of October.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Featuring a spacious taproom and pleasant patio, Wildbloom Beer is a business of one, run by Devin Bush, who at 19 moved from Connecticut to the United Kingdom to study brewing and has been brewing and distilling for almost 20 years now.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The serial number on it links it to a coppersmith in Lexington, and history says that Elijah Pepper was distilling on that site as early as 1812.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
No diffusers here–the tequila is made by cooking agave in ovens, fermenting in wooden vats, and distilling on copper pot stills, all without the use of additives.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2025
Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Women have historically held various roles in the bourbon industry, from distilling to marketing.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
While there are a few male employees at Olta, most everything — from tending the crops to distilling the liquid to bottling it up — is done by women, a rarity in the machismo world of Mexican spirits.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
While members of the UK government were considering the country’s relationship to fashion, a handful of designers were distilling their own experience of British life onto the runway.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Eagle Park co-owner and brand director Jake Schinker said that production work will be transferred to the brewing and distilling company's Muskego location, S64W15640 Commerce Center Parkway, and construction on the east-side location should be completed by the end of October.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Featuring a spacious taproom and pleasant patio, Wildbloom Beer is a business of one, run by Devin Bush, who at 19 moved from Connecticut to the United Kingdom to study brewing and has been brewing and distilling for almost 20 years now.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The serial number on it links it to a coppersmith in Lexington, and history says that Elijah Pepper was distilling on that site as early as 1812.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
No diffusers here–the tequila is made by cooking agave in ovens, fermenting in wooden vats, and distilling on copper pot stills, all without the use of additives.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distilling
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With blood dripping down its white fur in dramatic form, the enormous polar bear ultimately succeeds in brushing off the black bear.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
8 Oct. 2025
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Produced before the rigid censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own personal life flew in the face of convention.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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The washer minimizes water usage by intelligently recycling and filtering during each stage.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Doctors treated him with immunosuppressive drugs and a blood-filtering procedure called plasma exchange.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
10 Oct. 2025
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That’s key when worries have been high that a bubble may be forming in artificial-intelligence technology, with too much investment flowing in akin to the 2000 dot-com frenzy.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Turning the rivulet flowing down a melting glacier into a bright-pink stream was the least scientific test carried out this day.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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This story has been updated to add Freida’s second post, clarifying her request for prayers.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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After facing backlash from the DHS and White House, however, the Grammy winner shared a statement clarifying his intent behind the song.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
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So big are the stakes that Democrats and Republicans nationwide are pouring money into the fight.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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On one side are companies pouring billions of dollars into data centers, which increasingly are being built to support artificial intelligence models that promise to transform how people live and work.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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To improve this issue, companies are working on refining both technology and management systems.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Cybercriminals are constantly refining their tactics, and phishing emails that once looked laughably fake can now be nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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For years, researchers have unsuccessfully tried to harness these polypeptides’ antifreezing properties, but directly extracting the compounds from fish is simply too costly and not scalable.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Oct. 2025
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These systems don’t generate electricity but rather circulate fluid in underground pipes, exchanging heat with the soil, extracting warmth from the ground in winter and transferring warmth to the ground in summer.—
Moones Alamooti,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Distilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distilling. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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