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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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as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron
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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.
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Stephen Turban, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
How to distill culture, vibes, food, scenery, and all the other factors that shape the international travel experience?
—Todd Miller, Contributor, CNBC, 31 July 2024
The competition’s goal is to distill the copious amounts of data collected from every player during every NFL game into stats and insights that the league and its teams can learn from.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Thankfully, the first two seasons of The Legend of Vox Machina managed to distill the broad joy of a long-running D&D game into palatable television.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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Stephen Turban, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
How to distill culture, vibes, food, scenery, and all the other factors that shape the international travel experience?
—Todd Miller, Contributor, CNBC, 31 July 2024
The competition’s goal is to distill the copious amounts of data collected from every player during every NFL game into stats and insights that the league and its teams can learn from.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Thankfully, the first two seasons of The Legend of Vox Machina managed to distill the broad joy of a long-running D&D game into palatable television.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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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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Here's how to blend AI insights with your human touch: • Intuition Integration: Use AI insights as a starting point, but always filter them through your intuition and experience.—
Aleesha Webb,
Forbes,
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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In May 2018, Starbucks clarified that non-paying customers were also welcome to use its facilities.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Bob clarified that all the traitors agreed a housewife should go and that Dorinda would be the first.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
14 Jan. 2025
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This suggests that the Galaxy S25 series will use Gemini to extract information from YouTube videos and create new notes in the Samsung Notes app.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The deciding factor was forced errors, with Siegemund stretching Zheng often enough to extract 31 errors from her opponent while conceding just 13.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Try this steamer from Dr. Dennis Gross, $159 at Sephora, for a professional-level device that delivers micro-steam technology to intensely hydrate and visibly purify your skin.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Packed with grapefruit extract to purify and ceramides to shield against environmental stressors, this Best of Beauty Award winner leaves your scalp refreshed and your hair soft without drying it out.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Distill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distill. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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