dust off
verb
dusted off; dusting off; dusts off
: to bring out or back to use again
dusted off his golf clubs when he retired
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The local authorities have dusted off Cold War-era bomb shelters, installed a new satellite communications system and are working with the military on plans to help a deployment of Western forces in case of conflict.
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Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
And all businesses should dust off their recession contingency plans.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
This time, Israeli officials have dusted off an old playbook: threatening to strike Iran, even without American help.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Homes in my neighborhood have Knicks flags on their stoops swaying in the wind; hermetic friends have dusted off their Stephon Marbury and Amar’e Stoudemire jerseys and come through to stress over Thibs’ refusal to use his bench.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
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Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
And all businesses should dust off their recession contingency plans.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
This time, Israeli officials have dusted off an old playbook: threatening to strike Iran, even without American help.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Homes in my neighborhood have Knicks flags on their stoops swaying in the wind; hermetic friends have dusted off their Stephon Marbury and Amar’e Stoudemire jerseys and come through to stress over Thibs’ refusal to use his bench.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
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“Dust off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20off. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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