as in bombs
to defeat by a large margin
the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans
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Recent Examples of dusts
Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.
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Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
To demonstrate, Ejae smiles to form creases below her eyes, then dusts some brown powder onto the area.
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Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
Light snow dusts the canyon’s upper rims, crowds thin, the air turns crisp, and one of the most magical Christmas experiences in the country appears.
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Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
13 Dec. 2025
Winter is also a wonderful surprise, when soft snow blankets valley trails and dusts the mountaintops.
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Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
Snow paints the eaves over us and dusts the clapboard under the window.
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Cynthia Zarin,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Trails remain accessible, wildlife is still active and early snow dusts the surrounding Chugach Mountains.
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Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Each winter, once the autumn leaves blow away and the first snow dusts the landscape, people travel from all across the Northeast (and the country) to soak up the area’s wintry charms and book a stay at one of their many ski resorts.
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Abigail Wise,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Oct. 2024
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
To demonstrate, Ejae smiles to form creases below her eyes, then dusts some brown powder onto the area.
—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
Light snow dusts the canyon’s upper rims, crowds thin, the air turns crisp, and one of the most magical Christmas experiences in the country appears.
—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
13 Dec. 2025
Winter is also a wonderful surprise, when soft snow blankets valley trails and dusts the mountaintops.
—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
Snow paints the eaves over us and dusts the clapboard under the window.
—
Cynthia Zarin,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Trails remain accessible, wildlife is still active and early snow dusts the surrounding Chugach Mountains.
—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Each winter, once the autumn leaves blow away and the first snow dusts the landscape, people travel from all across the Northeast (and the country) to soak up the area’s wintry charms and book a stay at one of their many ski resorts.
—
Abigail Wise,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusts
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The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
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The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
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As Rice whips the ball in with bend and power, keep an eye on England’s blockers in the clip below.
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The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.
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The algorithm buries it because the pattern is easy to detect.
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Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.
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By using acoustic detection and ranging (ADAR) technology, the sensor overcomes the blind spots and height limitations of conventional 2D safety systems.
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And then there’s Kaitlyn Chen, the second-year point guard who overcomes some of her athletic deficiencies by picking up 94 feet and always seemingly knows where to be.
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Footage was captured in part in a video published by TMZ in March, which showed Mortensen film as Paul hits, kicks hand throws furniture at him.
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Of course, something can always happen that surprises us and throws Wall Street for a loop.
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The sequencer pastes together the strings and the quality scores, along with some other metadata, read by read, to form what is called a FASTQ file.
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Paraguay upsets Germany in sudden-death penalty kicks Gustavo Gómez of Paraguay celebrates after José Canale converts the winning penalty in a penalty shootout against Germany on Monday.
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With a victory on Thursday, Sweden would win Group F if Tunisia upsets the Netherlands; otherwise Sweden would finish in second place.
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The chain also smokes turkey, pork and sausages on its pits, which run 24 hours a day.
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Among children with asthma who are treated in emergency departments, about 40% have at least one parent who smokes.
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