as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
a tried-and-true friend who has always been there for me
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Recent Examples of tried-and-true
Sure—the standard, tried-and-true programming and drills are your best bet for advancing as a runner.
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Paige Triola, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Their tried-and-true tricks range from clever packing hacks to money-saving strategies and simple mindset shifts.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Rick Tucci — Ideas to Action Like Beyond the Hammer, Rick Tucci’s Ideas to Action is a tried-and-true guide to get more from your team, sustainably.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
As for my tried-and-true favorite?
—Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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Paige Triola, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Their tried-and-true tricks range from clever packing hacks to money-saving strategies and simple mindset shifts.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Rick Tucci — Ideas to Action Like Beyond the Hammer, Rick Tucci’s Ideas to Action is a tried-and-true guide to get more from your team, sustainably.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
As for my tried-and-true favorite?
—Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tried-and-true
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After all, calculators are more reliable than mental math.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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One route there, of course, is more reliable minutes with offensively gifted players.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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By this time, Elio is beginning to confront the reality of Oliver’s eventual departure (and thus, his first experience of true heartbreak).—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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This time, the Cougars feature a true freshman at QB in Bear Bachmeier, who has looked sharp throwing for 518 yards and four TDs as BYU breezed through non-conference play.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Jodie Chavious, a board member of the Slow Food Sacramento chapter and owner of the Chavious Pop-Up pizza truck, said representing small farmers was vital to promoting the core tenets of Slow Food — being good, clean and fair.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Just for good measure, award-winning country superstars like Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde and Lainey Wilson would be inclined to agree.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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Magdalene Serenity House received inquiries from 190 women seeking a safe place to heal, recover and rebuild in 2024 with 117 meeting the group's eligibility requirements, organizers say.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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Store in a freezer-safe zip-top bag or airtight container, and label and date before freezing.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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The research team also highlighted that sodium chemistries are attractive, yet sodium solid electrolytes show limited room-temperature ionic conductivity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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However, if that is not an option, the sheriff's office suggests immediately getting inside a vehicle or a solid building with a roof once thunder is present.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Republican leadership of the House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for this budget proposal, did not respond to an NPR request for comment on this partisan divide.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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Teams are responsible for booking their own flights Teams that are uncertain about which flight to book sometimes look to producers to follow their lead.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Tried-and-true.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tried-and-true. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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