as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
movie cowboys always get on their trusty horses and ride off into the sunset
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Recent Examples of trusty
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
With 1:06 left in the fourth quarter, Donovan Mitchell sprayed a pass to his trusty marksman Max Strus for an open three, bang.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Allie Volpe, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
Grandma's favorite time-saving trick is to rely on the trusty the slow-cooker to make sweet, tender onions that require little to no stirring.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Budding ornithologists don’t need a suitcase full of birdwatching equipment — a trusty birding guide and heaps of patience are often the only tools required to identify plumage, eggs or sounds.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
With 1:06 left in the fourth quarter, Donovan Mitchell sprayed a pass to his trusty marksman Max Strus for an open three, bang.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Noun
The one old-fashioned, low-tech method that most people have success with is the trusty to-do list.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
Grandma's favorite time-saving trick is to rely on the trusty the slow-cooker to make sweet, tender onions that require little to no stirring.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusty
Adjective
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To be fair to les frères Dardennes, there is a reliable level of unshowy competence as well as an integrity to their insistence on embedding with unglamorous, recognizable people.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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The problem with inland water Environmental scientists have a reliable way of monitoring the water quality at popular coastal beaches, often by taking samples on a daily or weekly basis.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Analyze and compare training options To evaluate the pros and cons of each training program, this four-step checklist includes a useful rubric.—
Jean Eddy,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Read our full test and review of more than a dozen stainless steel skillets The best sauté pan: The All-Clad D3 3-quart sauté pan All-Clad D3 3 Quart Sauté Pan $180 $150 Amazon Pros & cons Specs Next verse, same as the first.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Brands can now measure interactions that happen across different channels and touchpoints, such as call center conversions or in-store actions—creating a true omnichannel view.—
Heidi Bullock,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The Johnny King Buck In 2006, Wisconsin deer hunter Johnny King shot what some folks believe is the true world-record typical whitetail.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Since lawmakers made the change retroactive, many convicts have petitioned for reconsideration and have been able to gain freedom.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
29 Apr. 2025
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In a December call, the Pope lobbied Biden to soften death-row sentences for convicts.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Related Articles Despite all the economic turmoil in the world, the shopping center industry has been in good shape.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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The news comes on the heels of THR’s 58 SoCal Journalism Awards nominations, including best website and three journalist of the year noms.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Her jumpsuit is a couture twist on the cartoonish striped getup of a jailbird.—
Jemal Polson,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Becomes a jailbird at a high-security zoo after he’s caught, with the newest Wallace & Gromit film, Vengeance Most Fowl, finding Feathers, all these years later, hell-bent on getting even with the duo who locked him up.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The office in Jackson, Ky., which was responsible for the area around London, had a March vacancy rate of 25%; the Louisville weather service staff was down 29%; and the St. Louis office was down 16%, according to calculations by weather service employees obtained by the Associated Press.—
Dylan Lovan,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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As the name suggests, the opioid signalling pathway in the brain is responsible for how opioids, like certain painkillers, act on the brain.—
Eva Amsen,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Another foundational function of the federal government in health is making sure the food and medicine Americans consume are safe.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
13 May 2025
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Six of nine planetary boundaries — the limits deemed safe for humans to enjoy stable and prosperous lives on Earth — have been breached.—
Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Trusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusty. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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