DISTILLS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

distills

verb

variants also distils

Definition of distills

present tense third-person singular of distill

as in drips

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 filters

to remove usually visible impurities from distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron

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Recent Examples of distills This report distils the implications of the Hormuz closure and the wider Iran–US war for engineering leadership. — Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026 The mountain is incredibly hypnotic when catching the pearly hues of the first and last light of day and distils the unearthly beauty of the Himalayas into one gorgeous frame. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026

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Other new treatments that support guests on their personalised journeys include IV Therapy, with IV drips to enhance health and performance.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Explore See latest videos, charts and news The rocker, wearing a cap and aviator glasses, was joined with a full band and backing vocalists for a protest song that drips in fury and anger.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of drips

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Under the standard model, qualifying for those rewards requires potential traders to pay an upfront fee for a simulated evaluation of their trading skills—a hurdle that filters out the vast majority of applicants.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
That runoff waters the plants and filters pollutants as the soil absorbs it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of filters

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More than 99 percent of international data flows through submarine telecommunications cables, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Important information flows back to the people responsible for moving the relationship forward.

— Karen Cochran, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of flows

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The model, updated in September, starts by generating a rough, noisy version of the answer, then repeatedly refines it.

— Shubham Agarwal, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Backed by more than 150 patents, the approach extracts lithium from mineral-rich brines and refines it into materials suitable for batteries.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of refines

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Marc Andreessen, whose venture firm Andreessen Horowitz pours billions into defense tech firms, including Anduril, was named to the Pentagon's defense policy board this summer, alongside Thiel Capital's Blake Masters.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
There will be live music, food vendors, custom hats/shirts, and collaborator/brewer welcome pours.

— Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pours

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But the list clarifies that restrictions don’t apply to licensing, partnerships, and contract research services involving these technologies.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
The team's research clarifies how the environments around infant stars directly affect planetary fates and, in turn, the survival of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, that are potentially capable of hosting life.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of clarifies

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Mildren’s latest product, the Micro Honey Harvester, is a compact, rechargeable device that extracts honey from spinning honeycomb cassettes.

— Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Backed by more than 150 patents, the approach extracts lithium from mineral-rich brines and refines it into materials suitable for batteries.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of extracts

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That same dock features Vortex Wash, which automatically cleans the robot’s dirty wiping pads in about a minute.

— Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
And still, that is just unplugging as tourism, not unlike visiting a spa with a raw-vegan menu and daily yoga classes or attending a writers retreat that brings you breakfast in a basket every morning and someone who cleans your room.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026

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