dusted

verb

past tense of dust
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 And lastly, how, despite Newey’s backhanded public comments toward Aston’s new works partner, everyone at Honda simply dusted themselves off and began working on a solution. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026 While fans applauded the spectacle, Parrish dusted himself off and returned to mid-field. — Abby Disalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 There’s local cheese dusted with bee pollen from the island’s own hives. — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026 Dinner consists of 14 courses, with plenty of flair—dramatic blowtorch sears, smoke delivered by balloon, even select cuts of fish dusted with edible glitter. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 3 Aug. 2026 For daily cleaning, marble floors should be dusted and dry-wiped. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 31 July 2026 Think of biting into a chili lime mango slice dusted with Tajín or sipping a mangonada layered with chamoy. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 The corals and sponges had been dusted with the silty mud from the dredge. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 They are also dusted with spices, likely some garlic powder and onion powder. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusted
  1. whipped
  2. bombed
  3. buried
  4. flattened
  5. trimmed
  6. smothered
  7. topped
  8. pasted
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  • Deploying everything from pickled green strawberries and fresh peas to whipped labneh with Banyul vinegar glaze, artful Viennoiserie evokes more than a little whimsy that spans sweet and savory.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • If a recipe calls for 1 cup (unwhipped) whipping cream, substitute 2 cups whipped dessert topping, such as Cool Whip.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Hmeimin served as a hub for Syrian warplanes that repeatedly bombed anti-Assad opposition groups, killing several civilians and destroying large parts of Syria’s infrastructure, including hospitals and medical facilities, in the process.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Targets for violence For example, Bethel Baptist Church and its parsonage in Birmingham, Alabama, were bombed three times.
    — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • Four-month-old Maytie Raker was buried in 1906 without a grave marker.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • More than 600 people have been killed, homes buried to the ground and entire villages washed away in the aftermath.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of buried
Verb
  • Cage flattened Borden with a power bomb through a table in the corner.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The area where travelers went through border control to enter or leave China has been flattened to a muddy area, according to satellite images.
    — Niranjan Shrestha, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of flattened
Verb
  • If neither is ready, Washington’s options would be limited to veteran free agents — the pool of players waived when rosters are trimmed on Sunday — or a potential trade.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Their hold on the top National League wild-card spot has been trimmed to just two games over the Philadelphia Phillies, who are riding an eight-game winning streak, though the Cubs have the season tiebreaker.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of trimmed
Verb
  • When the restaurant itself opens, diners can also expect to see Giancarlo’s take on his grandmother’s spaghetti & blue crab, smothered in Sunday gravy and spaghetti tossed in the same sauce, topped with fresh basil.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Open for breakfast and lunch, the eatery sticks largely to the classics—think omelets, pancakes, eggs Benedict, and plenty of biscuits, best enjoyed smothered in gravy, of course.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of smothered
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  • Orlando topped the list, followed by Miami and then Tampa after considering 45 key measures, from the cost of living and tax laws to the availability of activities and the quality of health care.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The production and new orders readings for the electronic machinery and equipment, computer communication devices sectors topped 53, while consumer goods production lagged at 49.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of topped
Verb
  • Social media users have copied and pasted a map of the geographic distribution of lactose tolerance originally published in the scientific journal Nature into racist chat threads on the online discussion forum 4chan.
    — Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But if watermarked text is pasted into another chatbot system that edits the text, the watermark could be destroyed.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of pasted

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“Dusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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