dust off
verb
dusted off; dusting off; dusts off
: to bring out or back to use again
dusted off his golf clubs when he retired
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The fight promotion blows the dust off the facility for UFC Vegas 108.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
An aspiring dancer, Vienna's passion becomes a major part of the story, as Happy dusts off his clubs and returns to the green to help pay for ballet school in Paris.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 29 July 2025
By green-lighting mass institutionalization and criminalizing poverty, addiction and mental illness, Trump is dusting off the fascist playbook.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Audiences should dust off their knowledge of cerulean: the Devil Wears Prada sequel is officially happening.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
An aspiring dancer, Vienna's passion becomes a major part of the story, as Happy dusts off his clubs and returns to the green to help pay for ballet school in Paris.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 29 July 2025
By green-lighting mass institutionalization and criminalizing poverty, addiction and mental illness, Trump is dusting off the fascist playbook.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Audiences should dust off their knowledge of cerulean: the Devil Wears Prada sequel is officially happening.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
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“Dust off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20off. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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