distills

variants also distils
present tense third-person singular of distill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for distills
Verb
  • Pour-over coffee maker Pour-over coffee makers, usually cones that sit atop cups or carafes à la Chemex, utilize a precise pouring technique (ideally from a gooseneck kettle) that blooms the grounds and extracts the best flavors as the coffee drips into the vessel below.
    Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Earth’s atmosphere filters out shorter wavelengths like blue and violet, refracting the longer red and orange wavelengths toward the moon.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of going dark, some sunlight still reaches the moon, glowing red because Earth’s atmosphere bends and filters the sunlight.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Every week, Netflix drops a bunch of new content for viewers to stream from TV and movie studios all over the world.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Katie Wiseman The second the temperature drops below 75, some Hoosiers are ready to get their favorite sweaters.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Uncertainty has also been reduced by the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill in July, which clarifies questions around tax policy and provides incentives for corporations to invest while also boosting their free cash flow generation in many cases.
    Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The website clarifies that Kith Ivy will host an Erewhon Tonic Bar (sorry, not the full grocery store) for members.
    Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Superman trickles into the first episode of Peacemaker Season 2.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The scented concept trickles down to all areas, from the Olfactory Check-in enabling guests to choose a fragrance and therefore the matching suite, to the Olfactory Aperitif, where scented cocktails are served.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Hadid designed a rainwater collection and a water management system, which stores and purifies water from local wetlands and helps prevent flooding.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Astronauts get most of their water from an advanced water recycling system that collects and purifies wastewater.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Distills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distills. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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