DISTILLING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

distilling

verb

present participle of distill

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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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 Using his past experience as his touchstone, today at age 59, Arnett makes Tennessee brown whiskey his way, distilling multiple products, proofs and flavors — one sure to hit the mark with his customers. — Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Chinese tech giant ByteDance’s founder reportedly forbade AI researchers from distilling rival models, as scrutiny of the practice causes friction between Washington and Beijing. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Sometimes, though, distilling the best from a simple ingredient can be a long labor of love. — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 By distilling commander’s intent through intuitive, natural language commands, Anura scales the Soldier-to-robot ratio, reduces cognitive burden, accelerates training timelines, and enables heads-up, hands-free operation. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 Over his 25 years behind the anchor desk at WABC-TV Eyewitness News, the veteran journalist had built a career distilling the details of the most complicated stories with clarity and precision. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Of’s Frans bloomers, made to order from deadstock European fabric; mosaic Murano glasses, created using the Italian millefiori technique—each glass is one of one, distilling centuries of craft into a singular vessel. — Alex Eagle, Vogue, 26 July 2026 Some experts dispute that Moonshot's new Kimi K3 could have been built primarily by distilling Anthropic's Fable, which has not been public for long. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Kahn planned to start distilling the harvest that weekend in her lab, aiming to produce about 300 bottles, which should be ready for Shop Good stores by September. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

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There’s a mysterious liquid dripping from the ceiling next to the changing table.

— Zachary Pincus-Roth, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Condensation can look like a hazy fog, water droplets, or streams of water dripping down the window.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026

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Instead of filtering candidates by degree requirements alone, employers can search for the exact skills to succeed in a job.

— Raghu Krishnaiah, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Nick Wosika / Imagn Images The positive message filtering out of the clubhouse has been the same all year.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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Previous research suggested Saturn's hexagon results from an eastward jet within its atmosphere flowing in a curving path near the ringed planet's north pole.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Progress has been hampered by persistent rain and challenging terrain, as crews have to work in a narrow mountain gorge, hemmed in between unstable cliffs and a fast-flowing river.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of flowing

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The work required clarifying roles and responsibilities, addressing internal conflict, establishing accountability and consistently tracking commitments.

— Jason Bork, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
All three projects will collectively contribute to better measurements of how cosmic structure is changing over time—crucial information for clarifying the nature of dark energy and dark matter in the universe’s evolution.

— Lee Billings, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026

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Retail investors were meanwhile pouring money into oil funds on the assumption that prices would rebound, adding to strains in the futures market.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Experts say the realities of construction –– blasting through rock with dynamite, pouring concrete into natural landforms and storing water in reservoirs –– could have unintended effects.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of pouring

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The same is true of thoughtful case studies, difficult decisions explained transparently, lessons learned from failures, long-term client relationships or years spent refining a particular expertise.

— Matteo Pittaluga, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
America catches up to the Mediterranean bowl Kfoury spent nearly a decade refining the model.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of refining

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