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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Vacuum dust off of the refrigerator vent.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The signing late in spring training created the team's issues with Rafael Devers, as Breslow and manager Alex Cora had to get Devers on board with moving to DH and then struggled mightily to get Devers to dust off his glove to play the field after injuries to Casas and then Bregman.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Let’s dust off the old punch bowl and freeze a ring of frozen fruit to float inside, why the hell not?
—Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Now, with traditional initial public offerings returning and the broader stock market charging ahead, dealmakers are dusting off the structure.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
The signing late in spring training created the team's issues with Rafael Devers, as Breslow and manager Alex Cora had to get Devers on board with moving to DH and then struggled mightily to get Devers to dust off his glove to play the field after injuries to Casas and then Bregman.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Let’s dust off the old punch bowl and freeze a ring of frozen fruit to float inside, why the hell not?
—Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Now, with traditional initial public offerings returning and the broader stock market charging ahead, dealmakers are dusting off the structure.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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 8 Oct. 2025.
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