dusted

verb

past tense of dust
as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans

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Recent Examples of dusted Her makeup was set with Charlotte Tilbury’s Airbrush Loose Powder around her T-zone and dusted delicately over her lipstick for more staying powder. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026 The harvest was done and dusted (literally) by July 27 – a month earlier than usual. — Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026 Dixon-Wyatt dusted his defender off the line to catch a red-zone slant for a score. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 And lastly, how, despite Newey’s backhanded public comments toward Aston’s new works partner, everyone at Honda simply dusted themselves off and began working on a solution. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026 While fans applauded the spectacle, Parrish dusted himself off and returned to mid-field. — Abby Disalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Dinner consists of 14 courses, with plenty of flair—dramatic blowtorch sears, smoke delivered by balloon, even select cuts of fish dusted with edible glitter. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 3 Aug. 2026 For daily cleaning, marble floors should be dusted and dry-wiped. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 31 July 2026 Think of biting into a chili lime mango slice dusted with Tajín or sipping a mangonada layered with chamoy. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusted
  1. whipped
  2. bombed
  3. buried
  4. flattened
  5. trimmed
  6. smothered
  7. topped
  8. pasted
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  • Deploying everything from pickled green strawberries and fresh peas to whipped labneh with Banyul vinegar glaze, artful Viennoiserie evokes more than a little whimsy that spans sweet and savory.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • If a recipe calls for 1 cup (unwhipped) whipping cream, substitute 2 cups whipped dessert topping, such as Cool Whip.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Hmeimin served as a hub for Syrian warplanes that repeatedly bombed anti-Assad opposition groups, killing several civilians and destroying large parts of Syria’s infrastructure, including hospitals and medical facilities, in the process.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Targets for violence For example, Bethel Baptist Church and its parsonage in Birmingham, Alabama, were bombed three times.
    — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • Four-month-old Maytie Raker was buried in 1906 without a grave marker.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • More than 600 people have been killed, homes buried to the ground and entire villages washed away in the aftermath.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of buried
Verb
  • Cage flattened Borden with a power bomb through a table in the corner.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The area where travelers went through border control to enter or leave China has been flattened to a muddy area, according to satellite images.
    — Niranjan Shrestha, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of flattened
Verb
  • Moisés Ballesteros singled and Christian Moore sliced a two-run triple to right field that eluded a diving Jones and trimmed the deficit to 4-3.
    — Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The gown also featured a lustrous design of curvaceous floral-like overlays trimmed with gold eyelets.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of trimmed
Verb
  • When the restaurant itself opens, diners can also expect to see Giancarlo’s take on his grandmother’s spaghetti & blue crab, smothered in Sunday gravy and spaghetti tossed in the same sauce, topped with fresh basil.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Open for breakfast and lunch, the eatery sticks largely to the classics—think omelets, pancakes, eggs Benedict, and plenty of biscuits, best enjoyed smothered in gravy, of course.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of smothered
Verb
  • Orlando topped the list, followed by Miami and then Tampa after considering 45 key measures, from the cost of living and tax laws to the availability of activities and the quality of health care.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The production and new orders readings for the electronic machinery and equipment, computer communication devices sectors topped 53, while consumer goods production lagged at 49.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of topped
Verb
  • Social media users have copied and pasted a map of the geographic distribution of lactose tolerance originally published in the scientific journal Nature into racist chat threads on the online discussion forum 4chan.
    — Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But if watermarked text is pasted into another chatbot system that edits the text, the watermark could be destroyed.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of pasted

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“Dusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusted. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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