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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flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn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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But now he is old and outdated, while younger, smarmier, more high-tech rivals threaten to leave him choking in bygone glory turned to dust.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

When the strike turned to dust a project Donal Lardner Ward was pitching, he decided to dust off what he called the 40-year “elephant in the room.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023

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

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

turned to dust

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