Thesaurus results for DUSTED

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 While fans applauded the spectacle, Parrish dusted himself off and returned to mid-field. — Abby Disalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 There’s local cheese dusted with bee pollen from the island’s own hives. — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 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 The corals and sponges had been dusted with the silty mud from the dredge. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 They are also dusted with spices, likely some garlic powder and onion powder. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 July 2026 Or any other details in this first drive report—the hybrid Seltos is still undergoing its EPA certification, and Kia isn’t prepared to talk power, torque, or efficiency until that’s done and dusted. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

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Spread remaining 1 cup whipped topping over pie; garnish with additional lime zest.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Howling winds whipped palm trees and waterways swelled with fast-moving runoff from relentless rain that blew nearly sideways.

— Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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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
The Houthi rebels announced a maritime blockade of the Yemeni government's backer Saudi Arabia -- which has led a coalition that heavily bombed Houthi areas throughout the war.

— August 18, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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The death toll could rise because landslides triggered by the earthquake buried or cut off many remote villages across six regencies on Flores, said Fathur Rahman, who heads the Search and Rescue Office in Maumere, the capital of Sikka.

— Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Rescuers were still searching for villagers feared buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in Muslim-majority Indonesia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of buried

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Only three topped 40 catches, and Jaden Greathouse and Beaux Collins required a 16-game season to get there two years ago.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Digging for compliments Shares in mining giant BHP are trading higher in Australia, hitting a two-month high, after the company topped earnings expectations and unveiled plans to pay its highest dividend in four years.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

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Suharyanto, who like many Indonesians uses a single name, said the quake flattened at least 157 houses and damaged nearly 200 more, forcing about 2,000 villagers to abandon their homes and move to temporary shelters.

— Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Suharyanto, who, like many Indonesians, uses a single name, said the quake flattened at least 157 houses and damaged nearly 200 more, forcing about 2,000 villagers to abandon their homes and move to temporary shelters.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of flattened

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Keep bushes trimmed and minimize piles of leaves, lumber, rocks, and other debris, particularly around patios, play areas, and other places where your family spends time.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026
That 145-basis-point benefit got trimmed by 60 basis points of unplanned cost inflation, leaving 85 basis points.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of trimmed

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The students were smart, curious and desperate to escape a communist system that had smothered their families’ ambitions for decades.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Soldiers marched the victims to bomb craters at Kamianets-Podilskyi and turned machine guns on them; they were either shot or smothered.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of smothered

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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
Along the streets in the shadow of the cathedral, posters for Hind Rajab, the five-year-old girl allegedly killed by Israel in Gaza, have been pasted to lamp posts.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

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