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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After a long winter, there’s nothing quite like dusting off cobwebs and decluttering to usher in the new season.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
Some viewers reminisced about getting free donuts as kids, while others joked about dusting off decades-old report cards to give it a shot.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
So, there’s no better time for the publisher to dust off the series' black sheep, Xenoblade Chronicles X. Plucked from the depths of the Wii U’s library and refreshed for the Switch, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition ($59.99) is a remaster of the 2015 original.
—PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
As far as drinking is concerned, that means that many people are thinking about putting dark spirits like whiskey back in the liquor cabinet and dusting off their bottles of gin.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
Some viewers reminisced about getting free donuts as kids, while others joked about dusting off decades-old report cards to give it a shot.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
So, there’s no better time for the publisher to dust off the series' black sheep, Xenoblade Chronicles X. Plucked from the depths of the Wii U’s library and refreshed for the Switch, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition ($59.99) is a remaster of the 2015 original.
—PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
As far as drinking is concerned, that means that many people are thinking about putting dark spirits like whiskey back in the liquor cabinet and dusting off their bottles of gin.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dust off
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“Dust off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20off. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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