distilled
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- undistilled adjective
Etymology
Origin of distilled
Example Sentences
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And unlike images—which can be distilled into objective gradations of red, green and blue light—smell is highly subjective, making it tough to standardize and calibrate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
That Kimi-K2.5 called itself Claude is “very likely” a sign that the model was distilled from Claude outputs, according to Nathan Lambert, post-training lead at the Allen Institute for AI.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
But beyond the basic genius of it and Pelosi’s masterful performance, what made her protest so effective was that it was distilled and digestible for the audience at home.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
Founded in 1933 as E. & J. Gallo Winery, the company in 2024 renamed itself to reflect its portfolio, which by then had grown beyond wine to include distilled spirits, malt beverages and ready-to-drink cocktails.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
A man of few words, Mendel was even more concise in his writing: he had distilled nearly a decade’s work into forty-four spectacularly dreary pages.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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