as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
movie cowboys always get on their trusty horses and ride off into the sunset
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Recent Examples of trusty
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
With 1:06 left in the fourth quarter, Donovan Mitchell sprayed a pass to his trusty marksman Max Strus for an open three, bang.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
Until that day, my trusty yet tired Intel iMac from 5 years ago will have to suffice.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Budding ornithologists don’t need a suitcase full of birdwatching equipment — a trusty birding guide and heaps of patience are often the only tools required to identify plumage, eggs or sounds.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
With 1:06 left in the fourth quarter, Donovan Mitchell sprayed a pass to his trusty marksman Max Strus for an open three, bang.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Noun
Grandma's favorite time-saving trick is to rely on the trusty the slow-cooker to make sweet, tender onions that require little to no stirring.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
Until that day, my trusty yet tired Intel iMac from 5 years ago will have to suffice.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusty
Adjective
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At a time when trust in institutions is declining, access to reliable information feels harder to come by, and the need for noncommercial, high-quality early-childhood content is greater than ever, public media stands apart as a vital and unifying source.—
Mark G. Contreras,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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The buttery-soft jeans are my most comfortable denim, and finding a reliable white pair in the past has often been a struggle.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Analyze and compare training options To evaluate the pros and cons of each training program, this four-step checklist includes a useful rubric.—
Jean Eddy,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Read our full test and review of more than a dozen stainless steel skillets The best sauté pan: The All-Clad D3 3-quart sauté pan All-Clad D3 3 Quart Sauté Pan $180 $150 Amazon Pros & cons Specs Next verse, same as the first.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The coloration of light in this image does not depict a true optical rainbow as would be seen by the naked eye, but rather a colored representation of different wavelengths of light that highlight the instrument's capability to analyze various components of the solar atmosphere.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
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Dylan’s life is full of true — meaning real — contradictions.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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In the next scene, Henry is in prison, wearing yellow convict duds, and our first thought is: How is this dweeb going to survive there for five minutes?—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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Could the president pardon anyone Boasberg convicts of criminal contempt?—
John E. Jones III,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The film topped Entertainment Weekly's 2022 list of Tom Cruise-starring projects ranked by grade, and came in just behind Born on the Fourth of July as containing Cruise's all-time best screen performance.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
19 May 2025
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Instead, eating and preparing them may simply entail extra care and adherence to best food safety practices.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Her jumpsuit is a couture twist on the cartoonish striped getup of a jailbird.—
Jemal Polson,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Becomes a jailbird at a high-security zoo after he’s caught, with the newest Wallace & Gromit film, Vengeance Most Fowl, finding Feathers, all these years later, hell-bent on getting even with the duo who locked him up.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The office in Jackson, Ky., which was responsible for the area around London, had a March vacancy rate of 25%; the Louisville weather service staff was down 29%; and the St. Louis office was down 16%, according to calculations by weather service employees obtained by the Associated Press.—
Dylan Lovan,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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As the name suggests, the opioid signalling pathway in the brain is responsible for how opioids, like certain painkillers, act on the brain.—
Eva Amsen,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The nets are closing in on them, the circle is getting tighter, and even their own places of worship are not safe.—
Scott Santarosa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Despite these obstacles, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby tells CNN flying is still safe at Newark — and nationwide — because airlines are scaling back the amount of flights departing day by day.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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“Trusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusty. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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