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
They’re dusted with a classic ranch-style seasoning blend that includes garlic powder, onion powder, and powdered sour cream and buttermilk.
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
Dining rooms with chandeliers or light fixtures should be dusted and cleaned.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Lush and green in summer; ablaze in oranges, reds, and yellow for fall; dusted with snow in winter; or brimming with wildflower blooms in spring, the Smokies are stunning in every season.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Brown dusted him off in the next round against Philadelphia and, like Clarkson, Shamet hasn’t left the rotation.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 8 June 2026
The interview now done and dusted, Armand turns Daniel into a vampire as revenge, Louis and Lestat tearfully reunite, and the interview becomes a best-selling book.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 June 2026
Start with the warm gougères, airy choux puffs with a molten brie center that arrive drizzled with honey and dusted with parmesan.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Then they’re dusted with powdered sugar.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
The nose features vanilla and caramel alongside bright red fruit, citrus, and a light floral lift, all dusted with clove and black pepper.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
Dining rooms with chandeliers or light fixtures should be dusted and cleaned.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Lush and green in summer; ablaze in oranges, reds, and yellow for fall; dusted with snow in winter; or brimming with wildflower blooms in spring, the Smokies are stunning in every season.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Brown dusted him off in the next round against Philadelphia and, like Clarkson, Shamet hasn’t left the rotation.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 8 June 2026
The interview now done and dusted, Armand turns Daniel into a vampire as revenge, Louis and Lestat tearfully reunite, and the interview becomes a best-selling book.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 June 2026
Start with the warm gougères, airy choux puffs with a molten brie center that arrive drizzled with honey and dusted with parmesan.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Then they’re dusted with powdered sugar.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
The nose features vanilla and caramel alongside bright red fruit, citrus, and a light floral lift, all dusted with clove and black pepper.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusted
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The combination of sugar snap peas and whipped tofu with a sizzling oil drizzle is a meatless stunner.—
Ellie Krieger,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
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Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
Verb
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When Moscow started blitzing Ukraine’s cities and communications towers with exploding missiles, the Western satellite colossus Intelsat swiftly mapped out strategies to keep the country from being bombed into an informational black hole.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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In our group chat, someone says when Israel bombed Evin Prison, the notorious political prison in Tehran, at least a hundred trans prisoners were buried alive underground.—
Neda Maghbouleh
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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After their discovery, those remains were transferred to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as Punchbowl, in Hawaii and buried in a grave of unknowns, according an agency press release.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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To address this, PG&E relocated the pipeline approximately 100 feet downstream and buried it approximately 20 feet beneath the creekbed.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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In Asia, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 briefly topped 70,000 for the first time Tuesday before trimming early gains after the Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to 1%.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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They are ranked 28th by FIFA and topped their qualifying group with eight wins in 10 qualifier matches.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Her organization had flattened aggressively eighteen months earlier.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Everything’s been flattened out.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Bell notes that vegetation touching the house provides pests with a direct bridge inside, so keep shrubs trimmed back.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The 2027 Brent forecast was trimmed to $75 from $80.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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One night in 1983, the two smothered Smith’s kitchen in corn kernels.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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When doctors smothered it in ointment, about 45 larvae crawled out.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Companies are watching sensitive data get pasted into systems with no enterprise protections.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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New York beat San Antonio in the NBA Cup final in December, narrowly lost at San Antonio 134-132 on New Year’s Eve, and then pasted the Spurs 114-89 in early March — San Antonio’s worst loss of the season.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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“Dusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusted. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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