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 nose features vanilla and caramel alongside bright red fruit, citrus, and a light floral lift, all dusted with clove and black pepper.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The 2025-26 Premier League season is done and dusted — so what better time than right now to predict who will win it next time?
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 May 2026
It’s sometimes sold dusted in paprika.
—Rick Bayless, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
Large metal trays and sieves were set out, and the oldest women, their faces marked with Amazigh tattoos, took their place around them, sleeves pushed back, hands already dusted with semolina.
—Boutheina Ben Salem, Vogue, 8 May 2026
Suya skewers arrive next, smoky, peanut-dusted, and impossibly tender.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
Start with the legendary cream puffs — pillowy, powdered-sugar-dusted and worth the line.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Choose drapery that can be laundered or replace with blinds that can be dusted regularly.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
The latest flurries that dusted parts of the Sierra Nevada this week are unlikely to do much to ease California’s snow drought.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The 2025-26 Premier League season is done and dusted — so what better time than right now to predict who will win it next time?
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 May 2026
It’s sometimes sold dusted in paprika.
—Rick Bayless, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
Large metal trays and sieves were set out, and the oldest women, their faces marked with Amazigh tattoos, took their place around them, sleeves pushed back, hands already dusted with semolina.
—Boutheina Ben Salem, Vogue, 8 May 2026
Suya skewers arrive next, smoky, peanut-dusted, and impossibly tender.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
Start with the legendary cream puffs — pillowy, powdered-sugar-dusted and worth the line.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Choose drapery that can be laundered or replace with blinds that can be dusted regularly.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
The latest flurries that dusted parts of the Sierra Nevada this week are unlikely to do much to ease California’s snow drought.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusted
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Last month, as a steady, pre-rainy season wind whipped off the Atlantic Ocean, the sounds of samba, morna and jazz filled the streets.—
Ricci Shryock,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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Having whipped her own business into shape for the AI era, Sweet is better prepared to guide companies across industries through their own transformations.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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In reality, there were three forecast teams—one American and two British—in three different locations in case one of them were to be bombed.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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There’s also a threat of infrastructure such as the airport being bombed.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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That could be a good thing for USC-UCLA, Iowa-Nebraska, Illinois-Northwestern and other Big Ten rivalry games that tend to get buried on the last weekend of the regular season.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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His ashes are buried in the Memorial Garden at our church and his name added to a list of those who reside there.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Chinese smart power specialist Bluetti’s latest device, FridgePower, has now topped $2 million ahead of the May 31 campaign close.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The contest between Cornyn and Paxton is already the most expensive primary on record, with AdImpact reporting that spending across both the March primary and Tuesday runoff has topped over $120 million in advertising alone.—
Fin Daniel Gómez,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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So why do some stacks reach skyscraper-like loft, while others look like they’ve been flattened by a steamroller?—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2026
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Worse, the one universal takeaway seems to be that the franchise was getting flattened into generic IP maintenance anyway.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
Verb
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But as Cuban pointed out, gold has greatly outperformed Bitcoin over the past year, although Bitcoin has trimmed gold’s lead over the past three months.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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The star’s one-piece bikini also featured a nude underlay with floral designs etched into the black fabric and a plunging neckline trimmed with a scalloped pattern.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
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Even Donovan Mitchell’s 31-point performance wasn’t enough to keep Cleveland competitive as the Knicks’ defense smothered the Cavaliers’ perimeter attack for the fourth straight game.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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As in the 1-0 home defeat by Bournemouth in August, they were smothered by Chelsea’s press, lacking a plan to play through their lines.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Every search tool, every formatter, every API wrapper gets copy-pasted into yet another agent.—
Ambika Saklani Bhardwaj,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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But core values can’t be copied and pasted.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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“Dusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusted. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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