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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
Keith Laing, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
More record highs are projected to bite the dust this week before our heat wave comes to an end.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
Use a mask when applying DE and move plants outdoors when dusting them to keep the DE from spreading around your home.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Regulators are concerned the system fails to adequately detect and warn drivers about degraded visibility from glare, fog, or dust.
—Keith Laing, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
More record highs are projected to bite the dust this week before our heat wave comes to an end.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
The same way that dusting bronzer can make your complexion come alive, a lighter, brighter hair color can also give you an instant glow.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
Use a mask when applying DE and move plants outdoors when dusting them to keep the DE from spreading around your home.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust
Noun
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Images from the scene showed debris scattered across the yard.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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After a catastrophic debris strike destroys their shuttle during a spacewalk, Sandra Bullock’s astronaut is left untethered, spinning silently against the vastness of space, while George Clooney’s veteran astronaut tries to guide her from a distance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Let soak, encouraging sand and soil to sink, before removing.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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For instance, caddisfly larvae stabilize riverbeds, earthworms are essential for soil fertility, and burrowing animals enhance soil infiltration.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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There, smoking a cigar, was Claude Chabrol, the celebrated co-founder of the French New Wave.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Dawes noted there was no direct proof smoking cigarettes had caused the blaze.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Unfortunately, the garbage that RFK spewed during his time as a private sector anti-vaccine crusader and is now trying to make government policy has had vaccine skepticism growing nationwide, with deadly consequences.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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And loading large garbage bags into Gary's truck.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Traditional supersonic aircraft generate loud sonic booms that have long restricted commercial flights over land.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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Lugo lives in Parker, very close to the Crowsnest land.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Trailing 102-91, Houston unleashed a 23-7 stampede, burying the Heat under a barrage of three-pointers.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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The senior buried a header into the net for the only score of the game.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Guardsmen are also carrying out civic duties like picking up trash, tending to landscaping and scrubbing graffiti.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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From grimy microwaves to pizza crusts in trash bags, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City-area restaurants last week.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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The town is now actively monitoring water use, using smart meters in some cases and on-the-ground enforcement in others.—
Jamie Leary,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The idea of deploying troops to the region as part of a large-scale ground war effort is deeply unpopular among Americans, new polling shows.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Dust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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