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also distils
1
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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2
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distills
Verb
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There’s Cassie licking a melting ice cream cone as the ice cream drips down her bare chest.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 Apr. 2026
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On the illustrious campus of Kingston College, prestige drips off students, faculty and architecture.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Demineralization filters Most humidifiers today are filterless, as many consumers find the necessity of changing one aggravating.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The plant filters 30 million gallons per day, delivering cleaner drinking water to more than 100,000 residents.—
TIME Contributors,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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But molten rock flows through all of them, and eventually, something cracks, breaks, and explodes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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Each evening, live music flows from the dining room onto Ocean Drive, where a percussionist, guitarist, and vocalist’s sounds invite diners for an impromptu salsa dance session.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Every swipe gently refines and brightens over time, but your skin still feels calm, comfortable, and unbothered.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Apr. 2026
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Operating under MoDE-VLA, the system continuously refines its actions based on real-time physical feedback, resulting in substantial improvements in dexterous task performance.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sun’s attorney, Wilson Carroll, argued that with rising operations expenses and the amount the company pours back into the property, the increases were fair.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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She’s made the ear into which Salieri pours his late-life confessions, and in an even later episode is visited by Alexander Pushkin (Jack Farthing), the Russian writer, who wants to write a play based on the Mozart-Salieri legend.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The new rule clarifies that for songs submitted as the first new music cue once the end credits begin, the video clip must include the last 15 seconds of the film before the credits begin.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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The attorney then clarifies if his testimony is that Randklev went through the training, but had not read any part of the act.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Experts have warned regional countries against cozying up to the Kremlin, which often extracts major economic concessions in exchange for assistance.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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If someone extracts your phone's data through this vulnerability, that information could be exposed.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This product’s biggest highlight is its pH Power Technology, which cleans laundry using millions of micro-scrubbers that break down odors and dirt with ease.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2026
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Kelly does the grocery shopping, but Lally still cleans and cooks for herself (and only takes one baby aspirin and one blood pressure pill a day).—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Distills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distills. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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