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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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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
Ali Al-Ahmed, a dissident Saudi scholar who kept in touch with Sahar, sent me a photograph of an apparatus that the sisters had jerry-rigged to distill fresh water from the sea, and one of a copper hook for catching fish and crabs.
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Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
The ambitious project aimed to distill the essence of the vast Hindu epic, exploring themes of war, ethics and power across generations.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
In moments like these, comics of Rock’s caliber know how to distill tragedy to its most hilariously simplistic elements.
—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Instead, successful writers distill the essence of natural speech, preserving its flavor while trimming away the fat.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
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Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
The ambitious project aimed to distill the essence of the vast Hindu epic, exploring themes of war, ethics and power across generations.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
In moments like these, comics of Rock’s caliber know how to distill tragedy to its most hilariously simplistic elements.
—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Instead, successful writers distill the essence of natural speech, preserving its flavor while trimming away the fat.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
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Plant food fails to provide enough nourishment for the rather strange flora, but things change when Seymour cuts his finger and drips blood on Audrey Jr.Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Today’s biggest artists are watched and scrutinized by fans for their every post, like, and follow, each reply and comment dripping with a previously unseen level of entitlement.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
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But wait times stayed well under an hour statewide in the morning and early afternoon, even as a steady stream of voters filtered through voting locations.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Sprague's wetlands once filtered out phosphorus that acts as a free buffet for blue-green algae to proliferate in Upper Klamath Lake.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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DiSalvo clarified that her challenges were independent of her affiliation with the group.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The sun is activating your third house of communication, emphasizing your ideas and clarifying your messages.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Leadville materialized in 1860 with the discovery of placer gold (gold extracted from eroded rock), and the mining boom was on.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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Organizations must ensure that no sensitive or personal data inappropriately feeds AI models or can be extracted from these systems, either maliciously or inadvertently.Rehan Jalil, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Dalhousie University View 1 Images Scientists in Canada have demonstrated a promising new device that can purify a gallon of water a day, for just a few cents per gallon.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
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The humidity is condensed out of the air and turned into water, which is then purified.Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Distill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distill. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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