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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
Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Each shot is a singular moment in time, and plates are sometimes imbued with not just the emotional weight of the image but also flecks of dust kicked up by passing dump trucks full of debris.
—Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025
That means increasing watering, fertilizing, repotting and dusting the leaves.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The discovery can help scientists better understand the gas and dust that make up the space between the stars in a galaxy, also known as the interstellar medium.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Each shot is a singular moment in time, and plates are sometimes imbued with not just the emotional weight of the image but also flecks of dust kicked up by passing dump trucks full of debris.
—Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
And then, like any self-respecting studio head, Remick picks himself up, dusts himself off, and starts all over again.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025
That means increasing watering, fertilizing, repotting and dusting the leaves.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust
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For those with patience to keep them free of debris and properly chlorinated (or, more realistically, the funds to hire someone), there’s probably just enough time to close on one of these homes before a mid-season heat wave.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2025
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The lot was activated because of the magnitude of storm debris that had to be removed from the basins.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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For now, the researchers have left the ship in situ, partially covering it with original soil and squeezing wet sponges onto it to preserve moisture.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Russia and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have launched intelligence missions right here on U.S. soil as the CCP has instigated an economic chokehold on South American countries through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and corruption.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Less people are smoking cigarettes these days, and that’s a very good thing.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
4 May 2025
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They were instead smoked in a catastrophic fourth quarter, losing 115-107 and sending this first-round series back to Houston for a deciding Game 7, fewer than 48 hours later.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Items seized included a garbage bag that contained a women’s purse, wallet, identification cards for Worser, various cards and a garbage bag that contained a mixture of male and female clothing that were saturated in a red blood-like substance, the warrant affidavit said.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
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Investigators found a baseball bat, a handsaw, blood, a garbage bag with clothing and another with Wormser’s purse, wallet, identification cards and other cards in the apartment, WVIT reported, citing the warrant.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Following land surveys and consolidation of plots within the area, the government alleged that the 27-hole golf resort’s land area increased by 30 hectares, beyond its original size of 369 hectares.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Engineers noted a seasonal fluctuation in land levels.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Prominent government leaders like John F. Kennedy and Thurgood Marshall, as well as famous women including Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Grace Hopper, are buried here, too.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Here in Paris, he is technically buried on American soil: earth from the Battle of Bunker Hill.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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There’s even been a rare dose of reality-style drama, as when contestant Shuai Wang accidentally tossed teammate Henry Lu’s entire mise en place setup in the trash — removing all the pickles from a dish in a pickle-centric challenge and sending Henry to the bottom.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 May 2025
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Tens of thousands of dollars in artwork may have ended up in the trash during a town hall renovation in the Netherlands.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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In 2020, the Koch universe went to ground on the White House race, too, saying their focus was the Senate.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025
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But for everyone else, the problem of food fraud was so prevalent that people developed a suspicion of ground coffee, Blum says.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
1 May 2025
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“Dust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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