as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin
the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans
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Recent Examples of dusted
The miniatures in the castle are placed into small containers one room at a time, so they can be dusted and cleaned using small brushes and tweezers.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
The powerful storm that moved through the Kansas City area dusted the metro with around an inch of snow.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Still, this is a team that’s continually dusted itself off and gotten back into the fight.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The royal wave The theming on board is exceptional, with restaurants, bars, beauty parlours and activities, all dusted with Disney glitter.
—Helen Wright, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Inside these cakey cookies dusted with powdered sugar is a fudgy center dotted with white chocolate chips.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Sweet crepes include Friase Chocolat filled with Nutella, strawberries, bananas, chocolate, and dusted with powdered sugar, and Dubai Chocolate Crepe is filled with chocolate, pistachio cream, kataifi, strawberries and powdered sugar.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Still, no visit is complete without ending the meal with a warm pastel de nata dusted with cinnamon—and maybe a box to take home.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
Last month, after the big January snowstorm dusted their yard in Stanly County, Logan wanted to build a snowman in the front yard.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
The powerful storm that moved through the Kansas City area dusted the metro with around an inch of snow.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Still, this is a team that’s continually dusted itself off and gotten back into the fight.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The royal wave The theming on board is exceptional, with restaurants, bars, beauty parlours and activities, all dusted with Disney glitter.
—Helen Wright, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Inside these cakey cookies dusted with powdered sugar is a fudgy center dotted with white chocolate chips.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Sweet crepes include Friase Chocolat filled with Nutella, strawberries, bananas, chocolate, and dusted with powdered sugar, and Dubai Chocolate Crepe is filled with chocolate, pistachio cream, kataifi, strawberries and powdered sugar.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Still, no visit is complete without ending the meal with a warm pastel de nata dusted with cinnamon—and maybe a box to take home.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
Last month, after the big January snowstorm dusted their yard in Stanly County, Logan wanted to build a snowman in the front yard.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusted
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For 10 minutes, Boyd took in the scene as the flags whipped above the center-field scoreboard, Cubs infielders took grounders and stadium workers finished final preparations before 39,712 fans streamed into the ballpark.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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This pizza has soppressata, whipped ricotta and drizzles of hot honey.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Nearly three weeks earlier, the Ecuadoran military bombed Miguel's farm in a joint military operation with the United States.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Its military has bombed 10,000 targets, but the first thousand were likely more valuable than the tenth.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Also stolen was a bronze plaque honoring the 18 unmarked graves of African Americans who were also buried there.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Many of the more subtle quakes, buried in background noise, were invisible to human eyes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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At the top of the menu is a Turath Latte, made with a special date and spice blend, then topped with cold foam.—
Jenna Thompson
April 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Don’t miss the wood oven pizza like the carbonara topped with egg and guanciale.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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As organizations have flattened their organizational structures and cut out middle managers, mentorship and coaching have fallen by the wayside.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The campaign would mirror the one in Gaza, in which Israeli forces flattened and largely depopulated the eastern half of the Palestinian territory, Katz said on Tuesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Some of the imagery seen by Ferreira’s character is genuine content culled from online, carefully trimmed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Just like that, what had been a 23-point halftime lead was trimmed to 13 entering the fourth.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In 1976, Badinter joined the defense team of Patrick Henry, a sales representative who abducted a seven-year-old boy from school and smothered him to death.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Griggs and his fellow expeditioners were walking through the aftermath of the 20th century’s most prolific act of volcanism — a 60-hour frenzy that smothered much of the Pacific Northwest in onyx snow.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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They were raised in congressional hearings and pasted on posters in anti-ICE demonstrations.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
20 Mar. 2026
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To keep your space from feeling like it was copied and pasted from a furniture store display, prioritize one-of-a-kind pieces of different scales, textures, and pattern.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Dusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusted. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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