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
As groceries get more expensive and Americans remain unsure about their economic future, shoppers are gravitating toward a tried-and-true budget meal.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Sometimes players just want to play the hits, but Overload fits snugly into the tried-and-true Call of Duty rotation.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Hedging trades, investments, and market positions is a tried-and-true tool in the institutional toolbox, and unlike previous crypto bull markets the current one is dominated by those very same institutions.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Lili Reinhart stuck to a tried-and-true style favorite, blending sharp lines with soft florals in New York on Thursday.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Sometimes players just want to play the hits, but Overload fits snugly into the tried-and-true Call of Duty rotation.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Hedging trades, investments, and market positions is a tried-and-true tool in the institutional toolbox, and unlike previous crypto bull markets the current one is dominated by those very same institutions.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Lili Reinhart stuck to a tried-and-true style favorite, blending sharp lines with soft florals in New York on Thursday.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tried-and-true
Adjective
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Clean energy is driving a state of 40 million people, offering more affordable energy and creating reliable jobs that will power the future.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Becton is not reliable at this stage.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The interior of the shoe stays true to the brand’s line of classic winter boots, lined with a plush wool blend.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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One mailer in particular said that Persson and fellow Democratic candidates wanted to build apartments on 300 acres of green space, which isn’t true, Persson said.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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However, on his eighth touch, Payne turned a good play into a disaster.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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Arsenal’s second-half performance here was arguably their best of the campaign.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Having no cool aunt of my own and no elder sisters, just teenage babysitters and camp counselors (each with their own unique but tenuous grasp on anatomy and reproductive science), the book felt warm, inviting, and—perhaps most important to my terrified, bleeding, self—safe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The two men exchange grateful texts later that evening, home safe and stumped about where to go next.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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For example, a government notice earlier this year referenced a construction project in Shaanxi province belonging to the CASC 4th Academy, which is widely known as the main contractor for solid-fuel rockets.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Dolphins chose not to spend the money (or match or surpass other teams’ offers) on several solid contributors after their rookie contracts ended.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Tried-and-true.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tried-and-true. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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