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distillate

[dis-tl-it, -eyt, dih-stil-it] / ˈdɪs tl ɪt, -ˌeɪt, dɪˈstɪl ɪt /
NOUN
extract
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excerpt juice quotation
STRONG
abstract citation clipping concentrate cutting decoction distillation elicitation essence infusion passage selection
Antonyms
STRONG
refusal
WEAK
insertion

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Gasoline inventories fell by 4.6 million barrels, and distillate fuel stocks decreased by 3.4 million barrels last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The market for what are known as distillate fuels, which include jet fuel and diesel, has become the pressure point in the Iran war.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Energy Information Administration reports that national distillate fuel oil consumption is overwhelmingly concentrated in the transportation industry.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 3, 2026

Oil futures rose for a third consecutive session as concerns around the impact of Russia sanctions and gains in distillate futures countered underlying views about oversupply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

As for postmedieval petroleum distillation, 19th-century chemists found the middle distillate fraction useful as fuel for oil lamps.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond