as in whipping
to defeat by a large margin
the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans
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Recent Examples of dusting
My parents run an aerial application or crop-dusting business.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Regularly dusting your door frames can prevent buildup, and furniture polish can help keep grime away even longer.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Friends old and new chat unencumbered with sugar dusting their mouths.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
The same way that dusting bronzer can make your complexion come alive, a lighter, brighter hair color can also give you an instant glow.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Regularly dusting your door frames can prevent buildup, and furniture polish can help keep grime away even longer.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Friends old and new chat unencumbered with sugar dusting their mouths.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
The same way that dusting bronzer can make your complexion come alive, a lighter, brighter hair color can also give you an instant glow.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusting
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If the frosting seems soft and dense, give it a chill before whipping again.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Later that evening, three rounds of hail inundated the house, followed by two bouts of whipping winds.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Carlsson concluded an odd-man rush by burying a beautiful backhand.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The mower was burying itself under shrubs and smashing into 6-inch-tall+ (15-cm+) stone walls.—
Joe Salas
April 25,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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Now, the president’s not only banning Iran but also bombing it, to the tune of a $25-billion war.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israeli military personnel that the terms of the ceasefire with Lebanon allow Israel to continue bombing throughout the country.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tried to listen online while the neighbor made enough noise cutting and trimming his yard during the entire game.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Steve Anderson was trimming a tree near a power line with his 17-year-old son on Saturday, April 18, when the accident occurred, according to Fox affiliate KOKI.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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This news organization recently interviewed Poppe about PG&E’s status, including the new reality of bills flattening out or even falling.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In a town of fewer than 2,000 people, a tornado carved through a heavily residential subdivision, flattening homes and scattering families.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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More Than One Way to Survive in Business Entrepreneurs have been positioned to accept that overcoming the competition is the only way to succeed in business, but there may be other paths forward.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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The Blackbeard project aims to achieve all this while overcoming the obstacles that have hindered previous attempts at hypersonic weaponry.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Other methods of sneaking contraband into a prison include throwing it over a facility’s fence, coordinating through the mail and, in some cases, involving corrupt corrections officers.—
Taylor Galgano,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Rocker was done after two innings, allowing five runs on six hits and throwing 43 pitches in his shortest outing of 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Some states like California have been seeing prices as high as $6 per gallon over the past several days, while Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Alaska contend with average prices topping $5 per gallon.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Bally’s Chicago hosted a topping-off ceremony yesterday marking the placement of the final beam, a milestone signifying the completion of the structural framework.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Dusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusting. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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