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turned to dust

ADJECTIVE
gone
Synonyms
STRONG
absent consumed decamped deceased departed disappeared disintegrated displaced dissipated dissolved done elapsed ended finished flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn
WEAK
AWOL astray away burned up dead defunct down the drain dried-up extinct no more nonextant not a sign of not here out the window over past taken a powder taken leave
Antonyms
STRONG
alive existing living present
WEAK
around current

Example Sentences

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Centuries of history were crushed into rubble, heritage turned to dust.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

Charred, drained or swamped, built up, dug out or taken apart, blue or green or turned to dust: this is the Earth as seen from above.

From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2023

David Krumholtz, Betsy Aidem, Eden Epstein, Caissie Levy and Sara Topham are among the other actors who expertly bring to life Stoppard’s panoramic survey of lives lived vibrantly, then turned to dust.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022

During the long, hot summer, rivers and reservoirs dried up, and once-green fields sat fallow and turned to dust.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2021

The paper peeled off in a whole sheet, slowly, with a long fffffft sound, as the ancient dried paste reluctantly turned to dust.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood