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
Preventing dust buildup involves dusting surfaces regularly with a microfiber cloth, using an air purifier, and frequently washing your bedding.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Attach it to a flat mop head for dusting and cleaning hardwood or tile.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 27 May 2026
Dry sweeping and dusting launch particles back into the air right at a child’s breathing height.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Spend the morning at the beach, wander into town for lunch, play a round of mini golf before dinner, and somehow end the night listening to live music bayside with sandy feet dusting the floorboards of the bar.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Attach it to a flat mop head for dusting and cleaning hardwood or tile.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 27 May 2026
Dry sweeping and dusting launch particles back into the air right at a child’s breathing height.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Spend the morning at the beach, wander into town for lunch, play a round of mini golf before dinner, and somehow end the night listening to live music bayside with sandy feet dusting the floorboards of the bar.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusting
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Vargas is accused of repeatedly whipping the cab’s hood with a belt, denting it, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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But listening to Magazine—their new 10-track, 11-minute album—that artful density becomes singular, swaying as much as whipping between its frantic ideas.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
12 June 2026
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The structure suddenly collapsed, burying the people within.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
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Since then, the city has touted its success in burying most of its wires while keeping rates competitive with other utilities.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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It was used in bombing missions during the current conflict between the US and Iran.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Cook, who is now retired and works in the private sector, became particularly incensed when the military began bombing boats in the Caribbean in September.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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Crews are focusing on the 15 feet along the roadsides, trimming trees that are still alive to help prevent fire from laddering into the crowns and removing dead trees.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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While some varieties will rebloom without deadheading, trimming fading flowers keeps the flower bed from looking tired.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
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Wilson’s achievement is to bring these meanings forward without flattening the poem’s strangeness or grandeur.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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The answer to modern public life is not flattening everything into slogans or reducing politics to content.—
Marc Adelman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Biden, who has spoken at length about overcoming drug addiction, claims to be at least $15 million in debt.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
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Many training programs for travel consultants (or really for anybody who works in sales) include tactics on overcoming objections.—
Scott Laird,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The bear was completely oblivious to this crowd of people screaming and throwing things at it.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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There is a real distinction between a city unified by five fine starting players in a game that originally involved throwing a ball into a peach basket and that, however improbably, became the city game, and the bloody display in the nation’s capital.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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His signature line launched a slew of chart-topping singles, grimy deep cuts, and addictive bass lines on songs for the likes of Travis Scott, Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé, Key Glock, and Sexyy Red.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
20 June 2026
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Nothing beats cracking lobsters by the harbor and topping it all off with a slab of homemade blueberry pie.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
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“Dusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusting. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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