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
The dress, an ode to Giorgio Armani, also featured two cutouts on her shoulders and a micro turtleneck, both of which were crystal- and pearl-dusted, as were the cuffs of her sleeves.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Prada opened a café at Harrods serving lattes dusted with cocoa in the shape of the Miu Miu logo.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Poke a well into each ball using your thumb or a 1-tablespoon measure dusted with powdered sugar.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
The fairytale tiara then went unseen for many years, until Princess Kate dusted it off for a triumphant return 24 years later.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Roundhouse Brewpub The Cristo Twisto is a Monte Cristo with a twist, with raspberry fritter bread, fontina cheese, turkey breast, prosciutto, arugula, raspberry sauce dusted with powdered sugar.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026
As responders handled the scene, cars crept past on the roadways, dusted white.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
Apart from your tables, entertainment centers, shelves, and decorative accents, another area Amanda says should be dusted is your baseboards.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
What should actually take far less time is keeping said curtains clean and dusted.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Prada opened a café at Harrods serving lattes dusted with cocoa in the shape of the Miu Miu logo.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Poke a well into each ball using your thumb or a 1-tablespoon measure dusted with powdered sugar.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
The fairytale tiara then went unseen for many years, until Princess Kate dusted it off for a triumphant return 24 years later.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Roundhouse Brewpub The Cristo Twisto is a Monte Cristo with a twist, with raspberry fritter bread, fontina cheese, turkey breast, prosciutto, arugula, raspberry sauce dusted with powdered sugar.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026
As responders handled the scene, cars crept past on the roadways, dusted white.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
Apart from your tables, entertainment centers, shelves, and decorative accents, another area Amanda says should be dusted is your baseboards.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
What should actually take far less time is keeping said curtains clean and dusted.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusted
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Pierce died Friday after being whipped with a belt and being forced to stand in a cold shower, authorities said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Thanks to whipped egg whites, these cookies are airy and crisp on the outside and gooey on the inside.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Iran has been refusing requests by the IAEA to inspect the sites bombed in the June war, raising the concerns of nonproliferation experts.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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But once a pitcher gets bombed at Coors, that’s easier said than done.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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Some years ago, The Andrea, a seasonal seafood restaurant on the west end of Misquamicut Beach in Westerly, posted a black-and-white photo on Facebook showing a line of cars buried in the sand.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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The bottle’s survival through two World Wars, the Great Depression and a century buried in a cellar is exceptional.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Midas Project also claims that OpenAI cannot definitively prove the model lacks the autonomy required for the extra measures, as the company’s previous, less advanced model already topped global benchmarks for autonomous task completion.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The designer introduced Daisy fragrance in 2007, packaging the scent in bottles topped with oversized white flowers that have since spawned a long-running series of flankers and remain a core pillar of the brand’s beauty business.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Using fresh data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have produced the most precise measurements yet of the solar system’s largest planet, showing that Jupiter is slightly smaller and more flattened than earlier estimates suggested.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Each character has been leveled by life in some way, resembling the Wayne Thiebaud model on the book’s cover — flattened by misogyny or malignant passive aggression or betrayal.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Politicians would like to believe that rising health-insurance costs result from bloated hospital budgets, physician overpayments, or administrative waste—problems that could be trimmed away painlessly.—
Chris Pope,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Gaga’s entire dress was trimmed with pleated fabric on her chest, stomach, and skirt, adding extra movement and texture to the head-turning look.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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Vater says more aggressive weeds can be smothered out by adding four to six inches of wood chips on top of the cardboard.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026
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Indulge in a half-lobster smothered in miso butter, served over housemade noodles in a rich miso broth with all the fixings (like corn and namaru).—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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The doors are locked and a notice of non-payment from National Grid is pasted to the front of El Primo Restaurant in Leominster after federal authorities nabbed its owner and three others for allegedly conducting a $1 million SNAP fraud scheme.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Broncos had just pasted the Spartans 89-58 and were riding a four-game winning streak, after starting 1-5 in conference play.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Dusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusted. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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