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as in debris
discarded or useless material
the piles of dust that future archaeologists will sift through for insights into our civilization
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as in to smoke
to defeat by a large margin
the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans
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Recent Examples of dust
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
The song started with John Hill during pitch sessions for another artist’s album, but collected dust for a year before Walker played the rough demo for the band.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Remember that small changes, like pouring your DIY cleaning solutions into glass spray bottles or dusting items with an old-fashioned feather duster, can make a big difference in your cleaning experience.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2025
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Noun
Crucially, for an industry that’s been turned on its head by fast-moving Chinese manufacturers leaving even Tesla Inc. in the dust, BMW is staging a swift rollout.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
The song started with John Hill during pitch sessions for another artist’s album, but collected dust for a year before Walker played the rough demo for the band.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
Then the world’s supreme golfer dusted himself down, birdied the next hole, and resumed his metronomic march towards The Open Championship.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Remember that small changes, like pouring your DIY cleaning solutions into glass spray bottles or dusting items with an old-fashioned feather duster, can make a big difference in your cleaning experience.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust
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On the morning of Aug. 13, a three-person city crew equipped with a skid steer, a dump truck, shovels and rakes was making its way up North 19th Street, picking up pile after pile of debris sitting outside homes.—
Alison Dirr,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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That said, while a bit of debris escaped after powering down, the vacuum still delivered from start to finish.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Surfactants are molecules with hydrophilic (water-loving) and hydrophobic (water-repelling) ends, which interact with water and soil particles, aiding water infiltration and distribution in soil.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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Yet Tebas’ desire to play games on American soil is exactly the kind of endeavor that makes two-club domination harder to escape.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Guests sit on a patio, or at The Congregation, munching on pizzas topped with olives, feta and zaatar, smoked chicken and buttermilk ranch or simple pepperoni.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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If that all speaks to you, smoked suede brunette might just be the one for you.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
6 Aug. 2025
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New York City has already begun working with neighborhood groups and activating organizations who sign up to be notified before a big rain to clean debris like falling leaves and garbage from the sewer drains in their community.—
Amy Chester,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Check garbage collection schedules in Ohio Ohio's bigger cities won't see garbage trucks on Labor Day.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Aug. 2025
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With Hasan in Gaza is an aching witness to the beauty of this land and the struggle of its people, neither of which may soon be recognizable at all.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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The booming financial hub was the family’s first real estate development, carved out from vast tracts of agricultural land acquired when the Philippines was still a colony of Spain.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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If a body is here, whoever buried it didn’t bother digging deep, because there’s no fear of getting caught.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Special effects buried gas lines underground and integrated them into the structure so the blaze could be easily started and stopped.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the meantime, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu indicated that, as the strike continues, her city’s code enforcement staff will be forwarding civil violations for failure to dispose of growing piles of trash to Republic Services directly.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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More than 200 tons of trash have already been taken out of downtown San Diego, officials said.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Thanks to our urban setting and the hard work of those who tend to its grounds, Lollapalooza does not have that problem.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Through two weeks of training camp, the Jets’ ground game has been consistently generating yards.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Dust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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