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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
Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
This dust produces a ring or shell around the two massive stars, which then begins drifting outward.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Plus, as the second season closes, Eileen’s presence at the goodbye to Grace isn’t necessary to signal that Eva has picked herself up and dusted herself off.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
And with ash and dust from active fire zones and burn scars in the air, health officials are advising people to limit their time outdoors.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
This dust produces a ring or shell around the two massive stars, which then begins drifting outward.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
Remember the Patriots picking up Caleb and dusting him off because no o-linemen were there to help him up?
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Plus, as the second season closes, Eileen’s presence at the goodbye to Grace isn’t necessary to signal that Eva has picked herself up and dusted herself off.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust
Noun
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Several carts loaded with household possessions travelled down a thoroughfare scattered with rubble and debris.—
Mohammed Salem,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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Today, stove tops jut out of the sand, mixing with glass bottles and pieces of debris scattered by Hurricane Beryl in July of 2024.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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That would allow those troops to be used in civilian law enforcement on U.S. soil.—
Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The order directs federal agencies to stop issuing citizenship documents such as passports to children born on U.S. soil to parents in the country illegally or under temporary visas.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2025
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The beachfront house stands tall amid piles of rubble, still smoking from the Palisades fire, in an iconic image splashed around the world by news outlets.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Radon — a radioactive gas found in some homes, particularly in the Midwest — is the leading cause of lung cancer in people who have never smoked.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The 55-year-old super’s body was found hidden under Navarro’s bed wrapped in clothing and two garbage bags, one covering his top half, the other covering his lower half.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Then again, one man’s garbage TV is another man’s treasure.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Interior Department oversees a large swath of federal land and areas offshore, including regions that produce a quarter of U.S. oil.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
16 Jan. 2025
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Sited amid a sloping parcel spanning an acre of land, the low-slung abode offers roughly 2,400 square feet of single-level living space with just two bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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Apparently, Jane was buried in a field with dozens upon dozens of other people with no markers.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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After all, the stuff has been buried for what, seven decades, so what’s the big deal?—
Jim Clash,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Environmental groups have urged Levine Cava to abandon the incinerator plan in favor of waste reduction, but the mayor had previously said other options endangered the county trash system’s ability to keep up with planned growth.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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The people that live in the shadows of New York’s 27 landfills desperately need reform to alleviate the high volume of trash flowing into their communities.—
Ryan Castalia,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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With the lubricated ground shifting, at times, nine to 12 inches a week, utility companies shut off electricity, gas and internet for hundreds of homes.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Hegseth has also said on Shawn Ryan's show that women should not be allowed in ground combat units.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Dust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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