distilled

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A stage adaptation can’t duplicate the way Lumet visually distilled the rough-and-tumble New York zeitgeist of the tumultuous early 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Mezcal is a distilled drink made from agave, the same plant group used to produce tequila.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

On the night of the encounter, he distilled his confusion and anger into a song, recording it the following morning in the small studio above his garage.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“In contrast, all of the other statutory provisions governing the manufacture, bottling, and labelling of distilled spirits exist to facilitate collection of taxes associated with the activity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

It’s sharp and organic, as if whatever life-forms that were distilled by time into the tar haven’t entirely finished decomposing.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman