Thesaurus results for DUSTING

dusting

verb

Definition of dusting

present participle of dust

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 Regularly dusting the leaves gets rid of debris that blocks sunlight. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026 Despite Han Solo's protestations to the contrary, travelling faster than light on screen is usually just as straightforward as dusting crops. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026 To clean lampshades, Cruz recommends dusting with a lint roller or using soft-brush vacuum attachments on your vacuum. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026 Frequent cleaning by wet-dusting and wet-mopping hard surfaces such as floors and tables with plain water or gentle cleaners can keep indoor air cleaner. — Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026 Pae recommends dusting it onto the high points of the face with a small fan brush for a glass-skin effect. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 July 2026 The key to crispy, golden coconut shrimp is lightly dusting them in cornstarch. — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026 The small airport serves around 30 aircraft, all privately owned, including crop dusting companies and sky dive operators, Jacobs said. — Kristin M. Hall, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 As a bonus, this vacuum comes with different attachments, including a dusting brush and hair screw tool. — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026

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Verb

Battered cars with numbers sprayed on their sides are whipping around the dirt track of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, loose fenders flopping like overgrown bangs in the swirling dust.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
Iguanas usually go viral for other reasons Iguanas are usually quick-moving and run away from their would-be captors with their long tails whipping behind them.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Definition of whipping

Verb

In Bosnia, people are still identifying and burying their dead 31 years after the Srebrenica massacre.

— Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
For the three children of the stranger who had returned to seek refuge, fifteen years had passed between the collective joy of independence and the personal tragedy of burying their father in a graveyard already full of their uncles’ memories.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of burying

Verb

In 2003, Libya formally took responsibility for bombing Pan Am 103.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
The meeting came after nearly two weeks of the United States bombing Iran, with Tehran striking back against allies in the region, including a hit on a military base in Jordan that killed three American service members.

— Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of bombing

Verb

Haskell's team is also staying high in quality and coupons, trimming lower-coupon exposures in favor of those that are upward of 5% that the firm thinks are better poised to handle periods of market uncertainty.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Cut the fennel bulbs into quarters, trimming just a bit of the core (leave enough to hold the layers together), then slice thin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of trimming

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Political debates have a way of flattening complicated issues that on-the-ground reporting rarely does.

— Jamie Stockwell, USA Today, 31 July 2026
But the necessity of paring down such a massive event has the effect of flattening the very elements that ought to give it its texture and heft — namely, the people involved.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Definition of flattening

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The release came as Ariana dropped her eighth studio album Petal, which explores themes of overcoming negativity and personal growth, on Friday, July 31.

— Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Instead of overcoming their fatal flaw and defeating their shadow-self, the titular Eternals are reckoning with their relationship to God and the grand arc of human history.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcoming

Verb

Prosecutors said that a confrontation developed between Levi and some of the villagers who had gathered to stop the backhoe by throwing stones.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Most people think that boxing matches are won by throwing the most punches, but fights are actually won by controlling the ring.

— Serhii Zakharov, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of throwing

Verb

Though their days of topping the charts may be past them, Friday night proved that their classics will live forever.

— Rashad Alexander August 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
The company also reported a solid quarter after the bell, with adjusted earnings per share of 52 cents topping estimates of 45 cents, per LSEG, and $772 million in revenue beating estimates of $758 million.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of topping

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