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1
as in to drip
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 to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron
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Recent Examples of distill
Don’t be surprised if brands take advantage of this and snap up a bunch of cheap agave to distill, even with sales in a slump.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
Faye has an unusual ability to distill complicated, confusing dynamics into their essential components, offering straightforward advice that is never overly simple.
—Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
While some Arizona mines use an electrolytic chemical process to distill copper and some ship to a smelter in Miami-Globe, others ship to Mexico or beyond.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound (SMART) goals is equally important in any business setting, even if the effort required to distill complex business and team objectives into a simple set of one-line goals can be far more challenging.
—Stephen Turban, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
Faye has an unusual ability to distill complicated, confusing dynamics into their essential components, offering straightforward advice that is never overly simple.
—Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
While some Arizona mines use an electrolytic chemical process to distill copper and some ship to a smelter in Miami-Globe, others ship to Mexico or beyond.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound (SMART) goals is equally important in any business setting, even if the effort required to distill complex business and team objectives into a simple set of one-line goals can be far more challenging.
—Stephen Turban, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distill
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Cinnamon Melts Hotcakes are good and all, but nothing beats a squishy mini cinnamon roll dripping with cream-cheese icing.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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Over thousands of years, water dripped below the surface creating an underground water deposit called the Ogallala Aquifer.—
David Newcomb,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Lower rents for new leases are finally filtering into rates for existing tenants.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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Those earlier rulings found that the age verification systems of the 1990s and 2000s unduly burdened people’s speech and that filtering software could serve the same purpose, but the court also said that if the internet changed at some point in the future, that analysis could change too.—
Adi Robertson,
The Verge,
15 Jan. 2025
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Zelenskyy did not clarify whether humanitarian aid had been paused.—
SAMYA KULLAB,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Justice Gorsuch, concurring with the decision to grant the stay, proposed that the Supreme Court should clarify whether district courts have the authority to issue universal injunctive relief.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Miners work to extract coltan at a mine, near Rubaya, in DR Congo's North Kivu region, on April 12, 2023.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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That leaves the other two ways of extracting equity as reasonable options.—
Nerdwallet,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2025
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You’re left with skin that feels comfortable, purified, and protected, as if wrapped in an invisible shield against daily environmental damage.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
19 Jan. 2025
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By Clara Harter Los Angeles Times As buildings and brush continue to smolder in Los Angeles, a toxic soup of smoke, chemicals and particulate matter is being spread across the region by gusty winds, prompting a surge in interest in air purifying devices.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Distill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distill. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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