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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
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
As Juice’s legacy grew, so did the interest in the vault of music collecting dust.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
Melony Forcier, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Here’s how to learn from my mistake and make a plan for dusting this space.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The musical instrument sitting over in the corner, idle but not gathering dust, at the center of August Wilson’s Pulitzer-winning play The Piano Lesson is more than just a piano.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
As Juice’s legacy grew, so did the interest in the vault of music collecting dust.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
The cleaning tool also comes with plenty of helpful accessories, including a long crevice tool and dusting brush, which can be used by detaching the handheld vacuum from the cleaning stick to clean hard-to-reach areas like curtains, beds, and sofas.
—Melony Forcier, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Here’s how to learn from my mistake and make a plan for dusting this space.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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About 11 million years ago, an asteroid collided with Mars, sending plumes of debris beyond the planet’s atmosphere.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Deep water surrounded much of the area, so someone had placed sheets of wood on top of a chain link fence and balanced both on blocks of plastic foam, creating a makeshift barge that could pull piles of debris from shore to shore. Skid loaders crisscrossed the nearby sand.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Over four decades later, new soil samples taken from the same regions still indicated a better fungi and bacteria presence than the areas that did not host gophers.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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With ongoing geopolitical tensions and the conflict in Ukraine fueling these detentions, the future for those arrested on Russian soil appears increasingly uncertain.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Because the turkey is smoked, there's no need to cook it first.Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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There was another house that was devoted to smoking meats because my grandmother used to cure her own meats.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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Generic garbage with weird phrases and a robotic structure.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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And composting leaves means less going to the garbage dump.Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
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Indigenous artisans and entrepreneurs readily adapted to the influx of visitors including the Laguna Pueblo, whose land was bisected by the railroad.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Leave a comment View Comments The bulk of that income is generated from a portfolio of land, property and other assets, called the Duchy of Lancaster, worth about £648 million ($811 million), according to the duchy’s accounts for the last financial year.Anna Cooban, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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But Rahman points to a specific example buried in the documentation that sheds some more light.Allison Johnson, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
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The counts include two instances where the wrong bodies were buried.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Vault toilets, trash and recycling services are available at the nearby El Capitan picnic area.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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On one recent morning, trash littered the steps leading down to the garden-level entrance, and a red Nike shoebox sat abandoned in a stone planter.Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
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This Scott's Addition brewery's The Gobbler sandwich subs a ground turkey burger for roasted, but the rest of the toppings give full Tday vibes: Stuffing cranberry aioli and cheddar, all on a brioche bun.Karri Peifer, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Overwintering grounds on the California coast and Mexico have been destroyed.Nathan Rott, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Dust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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