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distills

verb

variants also distils
Definition of distillsnext
present tense third-person singular of distill
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. — 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
  1. drips
  2. filters
  3. flows
  4. refines
  5. pours
  6. clarifies
  7. extracts
  8. cleans
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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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  • Such a move then filters out through the rest of the bond market.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The menu’s through line is the way Bonner filters a whole world of Afro-Caribbean traditions through his perspective as a journeyman chef.
    — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of filters
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  • Doubt and conflict flows through not just her searching eyes but also, in this case, a shrinking, defensive posture.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • After all, if cellular biology flows from physics and chemistry through a set of logical laws and processes, maybe there is only one path between the three.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of flows
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  • The Lego Group, to its credit, refines them with decades of experience, then releases them under its Lego Ideas collection.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The system progressively refines these disparity estimates from lower-resolution images to the original resolution, narrowing the search area at each stage.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of refines
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  • The wine pours were generous, the coursing was adjusted to my personal dining speed, and the conversation was genuinely enjoyable.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As the country pours money into tourism megaprojects, obstacles remain.
    — Lev Akabas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pours
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  • The gel texture lightly clarifies the scalp and volumizes the roots with the help of salicylic and glutamic acids.
    — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026
  • As Rankine clarifies in Triage, the pain of this moment is not exclusive to Black Americans.
    — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of clarifies
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  • Smart Document Capture extracts financial information from invoices, receipts and other documents directly into Xero.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 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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  • Aside from SealForce, the Roomba Max 875 cleans with an impressive 35,000 Pascals of suction and 20 liters per second of airflow.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of cleans

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“Distills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distills. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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