dust off
verb
dusted off; dusting off; dusts off
: to bring out or back to use again
dusted off his golf clubs when he retired
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Moore's story builds intensity as images jump back and forth between the older man dusting off his motorcycle and heading back on the road, with scenes of his younger self falling in love with a young woman.
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2025
In this respect, Roy Jenkins book ‘The Chancellors’ is worth dusting off, and few other books by finance ministers are as analytical (Tim Geithner’s ‘Stress Test’ and Ben Bernanke’s Courage to Act’ were fairly dull).
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The film follows the inhabitants of a town in Galicia who decide to dust off the village rondalla, a traditional music band.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 11 July 2025
And Claus Porto nails that brief here: Fresh, aromatic lavender and rosemary give it that clean feeling (like you’ve just been dusted off after a haircut); vetiver gives it that old-school sharpness; and oakmoss adds that signature chypre zeal.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2025
In this respect, Roy Jenkins book ‘The Chancellors’ is worth dusting off, and few other books by finance ministers are as analytical (Tim Geithner’s ‘Stress Test’ and Ben Bernanke’s Courage to Act’ were fairly dull).
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The film follows the inhabitants of a town in Galicia who decide to dust off the village rondalla, a traditional music band.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 11 July 2025
And Claus Porto nails that brief here: Fresh, aromatic lavender and rosemary give it that clean feeling (like you’ve just been dusted off after a haircut); vetiver gives it that old-school sharpness; and oakmoss adds that signature chypre zeal.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
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“Dust off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20off. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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