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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
Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Place leather garments in a breathable garment bag to protect them from dust.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Melissa Epifano, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
When Boston was dusted with snow for the first time after the baby’s birth, her dad propped her up by the window to enjoy the winter wonderland.
—Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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Inside, young stars illuminate dust and gas, creating a strange glow.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Place leather garments in a breathable garment bag to protect them from dust.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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With an extendable pole and washable microfiber dusting cloth, the cleaner reaches the tops of blinds, in between awkward gaps, and underneath narrow spaces.
—Melissa Epifano, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
When Boston was dusted with snow for the first time after the baby’s birth, her dad propped her up by the window to enjoy the winter wonderland.
—Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 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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Outside, a contrarian in a MAGA hat leaned against the glass, and the crowd, a mix of writers and artists, milled about, smoking.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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Gilmour has announced no further tour dates, and the thousands of lucky strangers in the arena seemed content simply to smoke their weed, lean back in their seats, and absorb the sound.Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Paragon was one of few splits reliable enough to navigate through the garbage with a semblance of grace, all while encouraging riders to throw little spins, ride switch, and pop off rock-hard pillows without too much concern for landing stability.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The citizens of this country are not garbage for wanting to be able to afford groceries and a nice place to live.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Because, in this land of weak governments and cowardly corporations, the Coastal Commission is the rare California institution with a spine.Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The Apollo Guidance Computer, which helped land astronauts on the moon, had only 72 KB of ROM and 4 KB of RAM—far less than basic modern devices.Yuval Boger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some family members choose to bury their heads in the sand and blame the victim rather than the offender.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Hunter, founder of Choose Democracy, an organization that provides resources to help Americans prepare for an undemocratic power grab, says his experience in activism has taught him that the solution isn’t to bury your head in the sand or jump to the worst-case scenario.Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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One resident showed a reporter a photo of a trash fire taken earlier in the week in the building.Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The next holiday that will affect trash pickup is Thanksgiving.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
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While Republicans have a supermajority in the General Assembly, Democrats were hoping to gain some ground and flip some seats from red to blue.Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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When complete, a monolithic glittering golden tower containing 1,542 rooms will soar more than 300 meters and be surrounded by lush grounds, swimming lagoons and a marina.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Dust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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