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- verb Present participle of
distill .
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Examples
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Remember that writing and editing are equal parts of a distillation process, and distilling is by nature about reducing the volume and increasing the quality.
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The art is in distilling it without loosing the meaning, and as you rightly say, putting it in the audiences terms.
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They believe in distilling all the ideas they have for their clients into one word.
Favourite favourites..and then some « One Size Fits One 2008
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The Armenians and Jews of Cabool have, therefore, fled to other lands, as they had no means of support but in distilling spirits and wine.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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It was natural, though, to use Rupf's great expertise in distilling fruits.
Flavorless No More 2004
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It was natural, though, to use Rupf's great expertise in distilling fruits.
Flavorless No More 2004
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The method used consisted in distilling under very pure hydrogen the amalgam of radium formed by the electrolysis of a chloride solution using a mercury cathode.
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Nature has a fresher draught, of her own distilling, that is more to his tasting.
Secret of the Woods William Joseph Long 1909
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Charcoal for gunpowder must be made by what is termed the distilling process; that is, the wood must be heated in iron retorts to the proper degree, to have it of the best quality and free from sand or grit.
History of the Confederate Powder Works George Washington Rains 1857
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So when we hit upon the idea of distilling the collective wisdom of the Ars forums into an article on virtualization for a broader audience, the first thing we thought of was, "let's ask everyone to share their biggest virtualization deployment mistakes."
Ars Technica 2009
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