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
Boston sports fans are dusting themselves off and wiping away their tears after playoff-ending games by both the Bruins and the Celtics over the weekend, and an extremely rocky start for the Red Sox.
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Paul Burton, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Aside from the Ducks dusting the Oilers, the most surprising Round 1 outcome so far is probably the Flyers fairly easily dispatching the Penguins.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 May 2026
For example, wiping down light switches, dusting baseboards, or eliminating scuffs on walls can instantly make your home look refreshed.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
To reduce spider activities, Ruiz recommends vacuuming and dusting frequently.
—Charlotte Maracina, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
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Paul Burton, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Aside from the Ducks dusting the Oilers, the most surprising Round 1 outcome so far is probably the Flyers fairly easily dispatching the Penguins.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 May 2026
For example, wiping down light switches, dusting baseboards, or eliminating scuffs on walls can instantly make your home look refreshed.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
To reduce spider activities, Ruiz recommends vacuuming and dusting frequently.
—Charlotte Maracina, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusting
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Now imagine seeing like half a dozen road-going glizzies whipping around one of the most iconic tracks in all of motorsports.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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It was delivered by the 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama, whose torso uncorked in a fit of frustration that sent his right elbow whipping toward Reid’s windpipe like a torpedo bat flying through the strike zone.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Young lettuce, kale, or broccoli plants should be planted so the root ball is level with the soil surface or just below; burying the stem or the crown too deeply can lead to rotting.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
15 May 2026
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Following his return to the dugout, cameras caught him slamming a bat into his helmet before burying his face in his hands and shouting.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Well this immigrant grandma never murdered 180 schoolgirls in Iran by bombing them to pieces.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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This can and should be done without bombing the plant.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Mamdani’s Executive Budget rightly addresses some of this excess, trimming DOC’s uniformed headcount by 586 positions, and putting the city on track to save $78 million next year.—
Jason Rodriguez,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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The conglomerate also fully exited Amazon after trimming the position late last year.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Looking instead at velocity to see not how far, but how fast obesity is rising — or not — revealed rates that continue to climb in most low- and middle-income countries, but are flattening in most high-income countries and possibly declining in a few of those more prosperous places.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
13 May 2026
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In cultural sectors, especially, over-optimization risks flattening meaning.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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The Louisiana native told me that overcoming his native cuisine was half the battle in that redshirt year.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The biggest obstacle was overcoming low expectations.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, is accused of throwing a rock at the head of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal — one of the rarest marine mammals in the world — earlier this month in an incident caught on camera by beachgoers.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Special props to the jolly axe-throwing head of adventure, Nye Rees; personable Brasserie maitre d’, Javier Padron; and trainer Peter Sullivan, who explained the finer points of fasting for women whilst crucifying my glutes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Severe to extreme drought conditions exist in some of the red-flag warning areas, where expected wind gusts topping 55 mph threaten to rapidly spread wildfires.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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The show was beautifully choreographed with each light display topping the previous one.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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“Dusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusting. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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