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
Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
The trusty team took the right route back at first but then for some reason headed right down the railroad track for Darwin.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Steven Aquino, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
James Gunn revealed that the Man of Steel’s trusty, four-legged sidekick will be making his way to the big screen in Superman.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
That scene also introduces Ally’s trusty stainless steel straw.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
The trusty team took the right route back at first but then for some reason headed right down the railroad track for Darwin.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
Until that day, my trusty yet tired Intel iMac from 5 years ago will have to suffice.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
James Gunn revealed that the Man of Steel’s trusty, four-legged sidekick will be making his way to the big screen in Superman.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusty
Adjective
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Their durable rubber outsole offers reliable traction on all surfaces, and the mesh upper provides breathability.—
Ali Faccenda,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, for time-sensitive shipments, Priam provides fast and reliable transport with priority handling through Air Freight solutions.—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Experts discuss the pros and cons of the rise of school apps for parents.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
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Public education is also important to keep people informed about the pros and cons associated with a gluten-free diet.—
Sachin Rustgi,
The Conversation,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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First, throughout the world women outperform men in educational settings, outnumbering in the vast majority of academic degrees (including MBAs) and outscoring them on standardized assessments and GPA (same is true for primary and secondary school).—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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His interest in what is factually true — and how Americans no longer start with the same fact base — has led him back to a time when the country regarded some top TV news people as moral authorities.—
Thea Traff,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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An escaped convict teams up with his Italian buddy and an army deserter to plan a spectacular bank robbery, looting a U.S. military base for the necessary firepower.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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The new comedy follows a young convict (Efron) fresh out of prison who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage blaming the megalomaniac TV judge (Ferrell) for a past ruling that the convict feels ruined his life.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Arquette's performance is more simple but just as effective, giving hope and soul to a divorced single mom trying to do her best for her kids but with a tendency to bring home the wrong guys.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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While The Penguin, a spinoff of Reeves’ Batman that continues to steal award after award (on Sunday, star Colin Farrell won the SAG Award for best actor in a limited series), there seems to be no plan for a follow-up.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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When Canton jailbird selectman Chris Albert did six months in prison in 1994 for a hit-and-run homicide, who was his lawyer? A. Judge Auntie Bev B. Meatball Morrissey C. Auntie Bev’s brother D. Adam Lally 2.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
14 July 2024
Adjective
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The Ryazan refinery is responsible for as much as 5% of Russian petroleum product production.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Ukrainians React: Trump’s claim that Ukraine was responsible for its war with Russia has left many Ukrainians disillusioned, including residents of Bucha, a Kyiv suburb that has become a symbol of Russian brutality.—
Maria Varenikova,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Air travel is the absolute safest form of transportation, according to a 2024 Transportation Statistics Report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Still, some people with power but damaged equipment might not have safe access to heat, Beshear said Tuesday.—
Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Trusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusty. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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