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
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
In their center, Zoya drew Gorey-esque little boys, one trussed in rope, the other naked and chubby like a Renaissance putto.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Altogether, these trusses weigh about 22,000 tons, equivalent to three Eiffel Towers.
—Hassan Tayir, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
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Verb
She’s got the demi-god trapped and trussed up for reasons soon to be revealed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
In their center, Zoya drew Gorey-esque little boys, one trussed in rope, the other naked and chubby like a Renaissance putto.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Noun
Time stands still Back in the car, after crossing over the newer — technically 6.79-mile — Seven Mile Bridge, history buffs will find another impressive railroad ruin: the old steel truss Bahia Honda Bridge.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Altogether, these trusses weigh about 22,000 tons, equivalent to three Eiffel Towers.
—Hassan Tayir, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truss
Verb
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Without any restructures, that’s roughly 35 percent of the team’s salary cap tied to two players in the passing game.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Also the most recent winner of the Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, Bell has won three points races — tying him with Kyle Larson for the most victories this season.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2025
Noun
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There’s a definite purity-politics flavor to any suggestion that people should take a moral stand and leave a social network, but also a pretty airtight case to be made for boycotting it.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) recently took a public stand on government actions affecting research funding and healthcare access.—
Lynn Godfrey,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Then Quail Hollow's Green Mile took the LIV Golf star down a peg.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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An estimate from Fidelity pegs the average cost of a wedding in 2024 at $33,000.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
16 May 2025
Noun
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To set up, the user simply raises the roof manually with help from the integrated struts, slides the sleeper panel out over the side of the van and installs the two awning poles.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 May 2025
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Our current boat uses an axial flux motor on top of the T foil that drives the struts down to a gearbox, which goes out to a prop.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Drive around the island and catch glimpses of past civilizations: ancient fig trees propped up by wooden crutches; centuries-old windmills that look like giant antique flyswatters; stone walls built by the Moors during the Middle Ages that somehow still look new.—
Julia Chaplin,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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In general fiction, alcohol is often portrayed as a social crutch, smoothing over awkward interactions or fueling reckless decisions.—
Jessica Guerrieri,
People.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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His blue bandanna making the sharp planes of his face stand out even more than usual, Magenta perches on a stool, lifting the velvet rope from its gold-metal stanchion, putting it back again.—
Amy Virshup,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration strengthened safety standards for areas surrounding runways after an American Airlines plane landing in Arkansas in 1999 ran into a stanchion just off the runway that tore through the plane, killing 11 people.—
Grace Moon,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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That made this a fifth time in seven years that the Preakness, for various reasons, was contested without a Triple Crown bid at stake.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
18 May 2025
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Steve Cannon, Rashaun Williams and Mark Cuban launch Harbinger Sports Partners, a $750 million fund that will focus on minority stakes in U.S. sports franchises.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
Noun
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There are gold accents to the fireplace, doorway arches, walls and other areas of the room.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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These scans combined with subsequent scans to contribute to a 3D model with detailed representations of the cathedral’s flying buttresses, arches, ribbed vaults, intricate wood carvings and stained glass, guiding the more than $700 million restoration.—
Ronald Bisio,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Truss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truss. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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