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as in debris
discarded or useless material
the piles of dust that future archaeologists will sift through for insights into our civilization
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as in to smoke
to defeat by a large margin
the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans
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Recent Examples of dust
Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
That’s because adult birds need water for drinking and bathing (though some birds do take dust baths!).
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Triple Chocolate Mini Donuts: Chocolate mini donuts dusted with powdered sugar, drizzled with chocolate icing, and topped with chocolate sprinkles and mini milk chocolate chips.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
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Noun
These eddies of gas throw out the big particles and keep the really fine dust, says Genge.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
That’s because adult birds need water for drinking and bathing (though some birds do take dust baths!).
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
Verb
Still, Djokovic dusted himself off and took the next two points, reaching the semifinals at the All England Club for a men’s-record 14th time with a 6-7 (6), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 victory over No. 22 seed Flavio Cobolli to set up a showdown against No. 1 Jannik Sinner.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Triple Chocolate Mini Donuts: Chocolate mini donuts dusted with powdered sugar, drizzled with chocolate icing, and topped with chocolate sprinkles and mini milk chocolate chips.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust
Noun
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Your nose is designed to filter out debris, allergens, and even tiny insects (thank those nose hairs), and it's designed to give your lungs and throat warmer, more moist air, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Starship debris clouds future of SpaceX Bahamas landings.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Compost is an all-purpose, slow-release soil amendment that provides a wide range of nutrients to plants while improving the health and structure of the soil.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
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The book deftly expresses both grief for all of the violence perpetrated on American soil and a profound love for all of the beings that inhabit this continent.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
Verb
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The researchers used the eight components of the American Heart Association’s health-assessment tool—nutrition, physical activity, smoking abstinence, sleep, body mass index, blood lipids, blood sugar and blood pressure—to determine midlife women’s cardiovascular risk.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
29 July 2025
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Abraham Toro sparked the rally with his one-out single, Anthony drove him in with his opposite field triple off the Green Monster, and Alex Bregman smoked a no-doubter of a two-run homer off the National Car Rental sign atop the wall to put the Red Sox up 4-3.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
28 July 2025
Noun
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In cities, they are often seen soaring above garbage dumps, marketplaces and riverbanks, scavenging for scraps and small prey.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Jorge was seen dropping off a black garbage bag near the building’s boiler room after the victim was discovered, neighbors said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
27 July 2025
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There’s a certain romanticism that lies at the heart of these remarkable gins, something conjured, perhaps, by that dramatic meeting of land and sea.—
Camille Berry,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Driftwood logs pile up along the shore like a sculptural installation, and gray whales are sometimes visible from land in the spring.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Visualizations, correlation maps and plain-language summaries must be built into the interface—not buried in logs or reserved for advanced users.—
Karthik Sj,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The incident happened on the outskirts of northwestern Goodyear, where a man was buried with dirt inside a trench at a construction site in a developing neighborhood, which led to a rescue operation that went on until the man's body was found the next morning.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
29 July 2025
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According to the probable cause affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE in January 2023, authorities identified him after matching DNA on trash taken from Bryan's parents' home to that of the sheath of the knife used in the stabbings that was left at the crime scene.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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An Afghan National Army pickup truck passes parked U.S. armored military vehicles, as smoke rises from a fire in a trash burn pit at Forward Operating Base Caferetta Nawzad, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan,...—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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These are the stewards of your internal ground truth engine.—
Michael Malyuk,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Still, the fracas surrounding rookie Shemar Stewart’s contract covers new ground.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
24 July 2025
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“Dust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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