distilled
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- undistilled adjective
Etymology
Origin of distilled
Example Sentences
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They should use distilled water, never from the tap.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
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
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
It was a pure, distilled strand of hatred, weaving its way through my core.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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