as in ties
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 trusses
Ingu Chen, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
Riffing on celebratory holiday spreads from her childhood, Michelle Ashurov (Reverie Deli) trusses a savory caterpillar with swirling blini, herbed butter, and trout roe.
—Ingu Chen, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusses
Verb
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Ratcliffe’s comments align with the arguments made by Britain’s right-wing populist Reform UK party, which ties its anti-immigrant message to protecting the country.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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House Bill 1002 also ties utility profits to performance metrics, including affordability and service restoration, and utilities will use a three-year rate plan.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The owner of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen brought stanchions from his rum bar to the street to keep protesters separated from officers, working as a volunteer to ensure the demonstration remains peaceful.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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That report will give everyone a sense as to why that plane left Statesville on a Thursday morning, then immediately turned around and tried to return to the same airport before striking trees and light stanchions, crashing and bursting into flame only 10 minutes after takeoff.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The camera then cuts to Kate taking a few steps toward the elevators with the help of her crutches, practicing with only one crutch while holding on to a metal bar, and undergoing extensive physical therapy.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In forested areas, stay close to lower stands of trees.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Professional photo, video and audio equipment — detachable zoom lenses, stands, monopods, tripods, selfie sticks or other commercial equipment.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Swoosh has Valentine’s Day and the NBA-All-Star Game as just a few of its time pegs for the month ahead, the latter of which will bring some of its biggest releases of the early year.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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This One’s for You is down several pegs on the two tallies, but its anniversary is nonetheless worth honoring.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With the proof of concept demonstrated, Stanton began to scale up his setup, replacing the 88-pound (40 kg) weight as a bob and adding precision bearings and powerful magnets to a frame that resembled a trebuchet’s triangular frame.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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After parting ways with eight players at the NBA trade deadline, this team still is trying to get its bearings.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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If Vitello is down this bad in the low-stakes breeziness of a cloudy February in Scottsdale, what happens when the real pressure cooker of a big-league season heats up?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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These findings suggest that men are more likely to pull up stakes and abandon Florida — which, in recent years, has become one of the country’s most expensive regions — while women are digging in their heels.—
Genesis Lisboa,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The living room/bedroom is all lovely arches and warm wooden millwork, including what looks like an inlaid wood medallion on the floor.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
16 Feb. 2026
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The aetrex Signature Arch Support is strategically placed further back than other arches to align your body and stabilize your feet.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Trusses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusses. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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