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  • past participle of dust.
  • past tense form of dust.

dusted

VERB
sprinkle tiny particles
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They are dusted with pollen, which they then carry to the next flower which deceives them.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Because once the World Cup is done and dusted, the Nations League kicks-off in the autumn, with Portugal's first fixture after north America a home game with Wales.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Some dusted off old camping stoves and refilled oil canisters.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

Accordingly, the advocates of inflation-indexing of capital gains have dusted off a workaround that first surfaced in 1992, during the George H. W. Bush administration.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2026

Then Mama and I cooked six tuna casseroles six different ways, and we baked four chocolate cakes and dusted them with confectioners’ sugar.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles



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