distilled
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- undistilled adjective
Etymology
Origin of distilled
Example Sentences
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John Julius Norwich first saw Venice at the age of 16 in the company of his cultured father, who packed into their brief visit the distilled perspectives of decades.
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
The animals received oral doses of flavanols at 25 mg/kg or 50 mg/kg of body weight, while a control group was given distilled water.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026
Soon the struggle for control distilled to a personal conflict between Burnham and Davis, its primary battlefield a disagreement over who should control the artistic design of exhibits and interiors.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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