as in to tie
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 truss
Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 June 2025
The Gloss Bridge trussed the look up more with a wet effect gloss, using Gloss Luxe in shade 01 Disclosure.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
ArieForce One Soar is the largest zero-G stall in America, featuring a first-ever raven-truss dive.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Some are speckled with herbs, many are trussed and two come with a wedge of citrus.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 June 2025
The Gloss Bridge trussed the look up more with a wet effect gloss, using Gloss Luxe in shade 01 Disclosure.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
In the 1900s planning began to replace this iron truss style bridge.
—IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
ArieForce One Soar is the largest zero-G stall in America, featuring a first-ever raven-truss dive.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truss
Verb
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Cleveland rallied and tied it at 50-all on a jumper by Harden before the Knicks countered with a 10-1 run.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2026
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The Aces battled back and tied it at 90 on a jumper in the lane by Chelsea Gray and again at 94 on two free throws by A’ja Wilson.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Noun
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The original silo no longer stands, but a plaque acknowledging its existence was added to the site by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers in 1984.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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The compact stand means that there’s more room for mouse movement, and the height, swivel, and tilt adjustability help fine-tune positioning.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 May 2026
Noun
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And trying to line up these two scoring models is like trying to put square pegs in round holes.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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The advice generated for mental health inquiries can attempt to squeeze a round peg into a square hole, simply because that’s the imbalance of the AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Pigeons with iridescent purple necks strut about, and ducks continuously inquire, hoping for tidbits from passersby.—
Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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These days, about 400 lucky guests are invited to strut their stuff at the iconic event, following in the well-shod footsteps of invitees before them.—
Erika Harwood,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Game night flies by in a montage — the crutch of comedies that can’t sustain conversations and jokes at the same time (or, to be fair, feel crunched for time).—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
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The 2026 Pulse of Work report—a survey of 2,500 respondents of both knowledge workers and IT managers on AI deployment—found that Gen Z workers were especially likely to treat the tech as a crutch, and 62% admitted to it.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
Noun
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There are stanchions blocking the view.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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For example, the deck stanchions had to be reinforced to withstand the moments from a 24 m-tall cylinder in heavy wind.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a high-stakes decision that will shape California’s economy for years, air officials late Friday approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s signature climate program, cap-and-invest.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Programs like Breakthrough Therapy designation, Accelerated Approval, expanded access and the use of surrogate endpoints exist precisely because traditional timelines are not always appropriate when lives are at stake.—
Elise Esposito,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The structure can be a homemade or a commercial trellis, arch, obelisk, or lattice wall.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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Come for the arch, bitchy humor promised by the title and the director’s general social media brand; stay for the unabashed sweetness of the enterprise; leave with the distinct sense that there’s more to Firstman than his online persona.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Truss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truss. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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