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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Any time there is a crisis in Iran, the 1953 British-American coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh is dusted off as Exhibit A in the case against Western perfidy.
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
At that point, the marque might simply dust off the Lanzador project and tweak it with the latest technology—or perhaps even act like this blip never happened.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2026
Within a few months, Ford dusted off an old script called Rothchild that The Black List had recognized all the way back in 2014.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
So, this winter, dust off your Sambas, grab a paisley scarf and your sleekest sunglasses, and channel your inner Olsen.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
At that point, the marque might simply dust off the Lanzador project and tweak it with the latest technology—or perhaps even act like this blip never happened.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2026
Within a few months, Ford dusted off an old script called Rothchild that The Black List had recognized all the way back in 2014.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
So, this winter, dust off your Sambas, grab a paisley scarf and your sleekest sunglasses, and channel your inner Olsen.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dust off
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“Dust off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20off. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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