1
as in dripping
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 filtering
to remove usually visible impurities from
distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron
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Recent Examples of distilling
Wyoming Whiskey began distilling in 2009, three years after its official founding.
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David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
This is The Bear at its most efficiently entertaining, its narrower focus and leaner run times distilling its strengths into a streamlined whole.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Marketing gurus have spent decades on the art and science of distilling a brand message into super-short 15- or 30-second ad bursts.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Putin was distilling a bit of history there.
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Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Normally, that involves making stone tools, butchering deer, or distilling birch tar.
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ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
Mount Gay has been distilling and aging high-quality rum at its Barbados distillery for more than 300 years.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 May 2026
All Alan seems to know how to do is a lil-stinker dance while making cheeky expressions, distilling the sketch comedian’s talents into an unnervingly tidy package.
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Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
Now, gin is synonymous with the UK, but today gin makers the world over are distilling the spirit.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
This is The Bear at its most efficiently entertaining, its narrower focus and leaner run times distilling its strengths into a streamlined whole.
—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Marketing gurus have spent decades on the art and science of distilling a brand message into super-short 15- or 30-second ad bursts.
—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Putin was distilling a bit of history there.
—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Normally, that involves making stone tools, butchering deer, or distilling birch tar.
—
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
Mount Gay has been distilling and aging high-quality rum at its Barbados distillery for more than 300 years.
—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 May 2026
All Alan seems to know how to do is a lil-stinker dance while making cheeky expressions, distilling the sketch comedian’s talents into an unnervingly tidy package.
—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
Now, gin is synonymous with the UK, but today gin makers the world over are distilling the spirit.
—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distilling
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In really humid temperatures, the air becomes saturated with water vapour meaning sweat does not evaporate as efficiently, leaving humans in hot, humid environments dripping with sweat as the body struggles to get rid of excess heat.
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The music was slinky, glamorous, dripping in delicious campiness.
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Anthropic, citing both legal obligation and the technical impossibility of filtering users by nationality in real time, shut both models down globally despite their value.
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Your lymphatic system has been running quietly in the background your whole life, filtering waste, shuttling immune cells and moving fluid that your circulatory system leaves behind.
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There's a full rainbow of primal prints to explore, like this flowing calf-print caftan from Moroccan designer Fadila El Gadi.
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Venture funding is also flowing into European defense technology, such as drones and autonomous systems.
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German courts are clarifying a gray area in the 2024 cannabis reform regarding the legal status of cannabis cuttings.
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After Micah’s birth, Lauryn posted a statement on X clarifying that Rohan was not her newborn's father.
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According to the department, adults nearby extinguished the flames by pouring water on the children until paramedics arrived.
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This includes pouring over hundreds of pages of documents and conducting on-site visits to see the situation on the ground.
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Cisco has built and is refining an AI tool for investor relations that analyzes its financial history alongside competitors’ earnings calls and can anticipate likely questions from specific analysts.
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But after auditioning for the choir at LaGuardia High School — a public arts high school famed for refining the talents of stars like Timothée Chalamet, Nicki Minaj and Liza Minnelli — Selines set off on a different journey.
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The government is also extracting data from devices that law enforcement recently seized, Winik added.
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The organizations extracting the most value have redesigned workflows around what AI makes possible.
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“Distilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distilling. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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