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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Omnivores should punch up the platter with the special beef kitfo, raw steak that drips with herbed, purified butter and gets its fiery kick from mitmita, a spice blend with chile peppers.

— Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
Massage tools now sit alongside health trackers and IV drips as one of the discretionary categories where younger consumers are outspending everyone else.

— Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of drips

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Rather than funding a single program, the donation from the Dimons flows into permanent endowments, which UNCF argues gives schools the freedom to plan for decades instead of scrambling to find donations year to year.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
This force flows from a populational logic that uses statistics and algorithms to distribute the state’s violence work.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of flows

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Thousands of Caper Carts are generating crucial data, creating a flywheel effect that refines AI models for shelf intelligence and inventory management.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The process is seamlessly integrated into Unum’s annual strategic-planning process, which manages stop/start/continue decisions for the next year, adjusts growth portfolio targets, and refines investment needs.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of refines

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Mykonos Vioma pours organic estate wines at its farm near Ano Mera, while Mikònu moved its taproom in 2026 to Mathios Taverna in Tourlos, where prickly-pear ale comes with dinner and a sea view.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Up the hillside there ever pours in reinforcements, clutching cans of beer and occasionally flags…There is something about it all of a children’s crusade, the young people look so innocent and take their pleasure so gravely.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of pours

Verb

As Rankine clarifies in Triage, the pain of this moment is not exclusive to Black Americans.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
The first clarifies that its PLX product does not provide law enforcement agencies with geolocation data, and the second says that the company has reached out to the complaint's authors to ask that the complaint against Penlink be withdrawn.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of clarifies

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High performers know the difference between a manager who invests in them and one who extracts from them.

— Miriam Groom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Under a contract with Konza Health, the new system automatically extracts emergency room records covering more than 10,000 diagnostic conditions.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of extracts

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The winery also has solar panels that generate about 100,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, more than enough to cover its energy needs, along with heat pumps and a system that cleans and reuses wastewater.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
For floors, a combination vacuum/floor steamer saves time and cleans well.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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