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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His third-episode self-therapy session is a physical comedian’s dream come true, in which the three-time Emmy nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series triumphantly dusts off the (metaphorical) clown costume that was almost too convincing for the actor’s good.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
London, Toronto, Brooklyn, LA—dust off your dancing shoes.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Director Emerald Fennell won’t be dusting off the ice pick.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Kate Middleton for her return to Easter Mass decided to dust off an ivory dress with embroidery from Self-Portrait that the then Duchess of Cambridge had sported in 2022 for a joint engagement with Princess Anne.
—Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
London, Toronto, Brooklyn, LA—dust off your dancing shoes.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Director Emerald Fennell won’t be dusting off the ice pick.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Kate Middleton for her return to Easter Mass decided to dust off an ivory dress with embroidery from Self-Portrait that the then Duchess of Cambridge had sported in 2022 for a joint engagement with Princess Anne.
—Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Dust off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20off. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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