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
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
Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
Brody, who played Ryan’s trusty sidekick Seth Cohen, shares two children with his wife and Gossip Girl alum Leighton Meester.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
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
Noun
And now’s the perfect time to stock up on trusty everyday essentials for a new season, thanks to the retailer’s up-to-70% discounts sitewide through Labor Day weekend.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
Brody, who played Ryan’s trusty sidekick Seth Cohen, shares two children with his wife and Gossip Girl alum Leighton Meester.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusty
Adjective
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And especially with the other unknowns in the starting rotation, a reliable King changes the dynamic of how the Padres can navigate a postseason series.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Backed by Uniper, ABB, OKG, and the Royal Institute of Technology, Blykalla is poised to deliver Europe’s first advanced SMR for reliable, sustainable energy in AI and clean industries.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just keep in mind that premium service often comes at a higher cost, which is where weighing the pros and cons becomes important.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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These 2025 Best of Beauty Award winners offer all the overprotective pros without any aggravating cons.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Early in the novel, Harold points out that authors are constantly looking for ways to bury their true beliefs in their text, rather than state them outright.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Like many Stephen King stories, the truest horrors are the ones that exist in reality.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Star actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson who plays the charismatic chef and ex-convict trying to rebuild his life and reputation, will attend the Spanish event, next to co-writers and producers Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson and Hörður Rúnarsson of Act4.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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In other states across the country, convicts were funnelled into a range of different facilities, but in Aragua the system was more centralized, and the main prison was Tocorón.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The extra point was good but there was a holding penalty on the Rebels.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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After 10 tumultuous years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kadri delivered his best campaign with the Colorado Avalanche in 2021-22, posting 89 points in the regular season and finishing by hoisting the Stanley Cup.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Well, Conan Harris is an ex-con, a jailbird.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Fight back against the bulls--- framing that tries to make Dems responsible for everything.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Violence is violence, and there is one person responsible for what happened, and that person is now in custody and will be charged soon and will be held accountable.—
Adisa Hargett-Robinson,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Financial reports, client data, or confidential business information can be uploaded in ways that sidestep official security and AI policies, often neutralizing safeguards intended to keep information safe.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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New technology can solve crimes faster, safer, and less expensively than ever before.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Trusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusty. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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