as in to tie
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
after stuffing the turkey, the chef quickly trussed it so the forcemeat wouldn't fall out during roasting
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Recent Examples of truss
Marie Bladt, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
While all of this is going on, Lasher is being trussed for his wedding to his one true love.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
The space station's main truss and two giant solar arrays can be seen, as well as the blue arc of the Earth below.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The Gloss Bridge trussed the look up more with a wet effect gloss, using Gloss Luxe in shade 01 Disclosure.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
While all of this is going on, Lasher is being trussed for his wedding to his one true love.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
These structural components are efficient to produce, with a large-scale printer churning out a single truss in under 13 minutes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
The space station's main truss and two giant solar arrays can be seen, as well as the blue arc of the Earth below.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
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His two-out, two-run double off Bryan Baker gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead in the eighth but Tampa Bay tied the score in the bottom half when Nick Fortes doubled leading off against Max Fried and scored on Yandy Díaz’s infield hit, a high-hopper to first baseman Ben Rice.—
Kristie Ackert,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2026
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His father was the fourth generation in a long line of gentlemen ranchers—weekend cowboys who’d made their fortune in Austin as attorneys for large oil companies, but whose identity was still tied to the thousands of acres that the family owned near Marfa.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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During the summer, the farm stand is usually stocked with honey from her husband Dave’s hobby bee hives, and there’s also a Little Free Library so people can take a book to pair with their bites.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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In forested areas, stay close to lower stands of trees.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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When speculative trades piled in, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia were forced to abandon their currency pegs, triggering cascading defaults and deep economic contractions that were worsened by International Monetary Fund austerity programs.—
Anniek Bao,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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While there technically are pedals, Cohen advised me not to use them, and said that customers keep the pedals in the locked position—like pegs.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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American woodcocks came to New York City looking to strut their stuff, and New Yorkers fell in love.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The leader is known as the big chief, who, along with his big queen and their crew, strut through historically Black neighborhoods searching for other tribes.—
Nichole Marks,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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There’s a case to be made for smart systems acting as a safety net rather than a crutch.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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But where other comics might lean on quantity as a crutch to compensate for quality, Kashian genuinely just has this much to say.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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The basket stood 15 feet away, but even further behind the stanchion stood a large group of hostile LA Clippers fans known as The Wall.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The bulk of the queue is in one room, completely back-and-forth, stanchion-style, with only static photos of arctic animals to distract.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Few in Islamabad can remember a time when the Pakistani capital has been at the center of such high-stakes diplomacy.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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In what amounts to a home run for baseball fans in this state and region, Monfort has agreed to sell a 40 % minority stake in the Rockies to the Penner Sports Group, composed of Broncos’ co-owners Greg Penner and Carrie Walton Penner.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Commission of Fine Arts The Commission of Fine Arts, a panel composed entirely of Trump appointees, will hear a presentation about the arch on April 16.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The arch is intended to commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary.—
Dan Diamond,
Washington Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Truss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truss. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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