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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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U.S. gasoline stocks fell by 6.1 million barrels and distillate stocks were down by 4.5 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“With the loss of Port Arthur, your distillate crisis has gone up another level,” said Paul Sankey, analyst of Sankey Research, at an energy conference in Houston on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 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

Demand for distillate fuel fell by 571,000 barrels a day to 3.5 million barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The commercial product usually contains combinations of several chemicals, suspended in a petroleum distillate plus some dispersing agent.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson