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
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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusty
Adjective
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Lightweight, quick-drying, and trail-tough, these pants have been a reliable companion for hiking and travel.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2025
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Embrace tools that highlight alternate components that match form, fit and function, and offer reliable alternatives based on factors like cost, inventory, country of origin and lifecycle status.—
Steve Flagg,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Full goggles: Night vision goggles mix some of the pros and cons of monoculars and binoculars.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
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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
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Born in Seattle, Schmetzer was a true two-way midfielder as a player with defensive steel and an eye for creating chances.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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Mosquitoes are a true scourge, responsible for up to one million human deaths per year.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Noun
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The 56-year-old convict, who stands 6 feet tall and weighs nearly 260 pounds, had been imprisoned nearly eight years.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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As an escaped convict posing as a beloved preacher, and as his gentle, upright twin, Robeson embodies a devastating split between appearance and truth, and whose uncanny doubling plays out in a community shaped by racial violence, spiritual deception, and economic precarity.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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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
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As good as Trachtenberg is at keeping secrets, this particular one seems unlikely.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 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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However, some data suggests magnesium influences several pathways in your body that are responsible for lowering circulating volume (the total amount of blood within the circulatory system).—
Laura Schober,
Health,
12 June 2025
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In water, these compounds are responsible for the musty, moldy taste that indicates that water isn’t safe to drink.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm: To minimize risk of being struck by lightning, when going outside, have a plan to get to a safer place.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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While relatively safe for humans in small doses, THC can be toxic for dogs.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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“Trusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusty. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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