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noun

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Recent Examples of trusty
Adjective
My trusty spreadsheet contrasted two slices of April employment data for the 50 largest metropolitan areas, including six in California. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 May 2025 Still smarting from the sudden end of her time as a late-night host and a subsequent non-compete that bars her from the stage for 18 months, stand-up Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) has taken her trusty collaborator Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to Singapore. Alison Herman, Variety, 30 May 2025
Noun
The one old-fashioned, low-tech method that most people have success with is the trusty to-do list. Allie Volpe, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for trusty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusty
Adjective
  • But Tabin is a more reliable defensive player than Roese, which gives her the edge.
    Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 16 June 2025
  • The entire production throughput is becoming faster and more reliable.
    Pradeep Govindasamy, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Full goggles: Night vision goggles mix some of the pros and cons of monoculars and binoculars.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
  • Further research is needed to compare the pros and cons of top-dressing tomato plants with coffee grounds.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Beyond all of the twists and many, many, many turns that kept viewers tuned in every Tuesday night, the core of the show was about true female friendship and the loyalty that comes with that, no matter what.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
  • This milieu is both true to history and solves one of the series’ longstanding structural flaws.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • If prosecutors were successful, Madigan would be around 94 years old when eligible for release given that federal convicts must serve 85% of their incarceration time.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
  • Roughly 12% were of African descent — newly unshackled, technically free and already being legally recaptured under other names: peonage, vagrancy laws, convict leasing.
    Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Then, Bennett, the Panthers best player these playoffs, took a tripping penalty behind the play coming out of the offensive zone.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
  • As good as Trachtenberg is at keeping secrets, this particular one seems unlikely.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Her jumpsuit is a couture twist on the cartoonish striped getup of a jailbird.
    Jemal Polson, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
  • 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
  • Industrial fishing methods more broadly are responsible for large-scale collateral damage.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • Whoever has possession of the bag is responsible for supplying snacks, essentials and anything else a teammate might need in the bullpen.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm: To lower the risk of lightning strikes, when going outdoors, develop a plan to reach a safer spot.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025
  • Moore's original proposal was to have the safe camp located at the Walker property off of Huntsville Road.
    Grace Hurt, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2025

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“Trusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusty. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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