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
Marie Bladt, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
While all of this is going on, Lasher is being trussed for his wedding to his one true love.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
These structural components are efficient to produce, with a large-scale printer churning out a single truss in under 13 minutes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
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Verb
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
While all of this is going on, Lasher is being trussed for his wedding to his one true love.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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
These structural components are efficient to produce, with a large-scale printer churning out a single truss in under 13 minutes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truss
Verb
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Bregman wasn’t fazed by it, slugging a game-tying home run in the eighth inning Friday for his first marquee moment in a Cubs uniform.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Up next The Hawks head to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday for Game 5 with the series tied 2-2.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Families flock to the Cape for mini-golfing, traipsing around sand dunes, comparing ice cream stands, gobbling up lobster rolls, spotting whales, and simply admiring the gray cedar shake houses adorned with colorful buoys.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Other Catholic thinkers, though, worry this might be too sanguine, and hope the Church will take a stronger stand against AI.—
Elias Wachtel,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While e-bikes have pedals, the more powerful e-motos have pegs.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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Chefs play the Cracker Barrel peg game to organize into teams for the chance to earn $12,000.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Avoid the big, popular fields everyone else is hunting and focus on smaller, less obvious openings where toms might want to strut.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
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By copying the strut and behavior of real males, the robotic birds are meant to attract younger grouse and encourage them to start a new breeding site in a safer location.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From ordering groceries to using AI to write for us, the digital world has become a facilitator but also a crutch.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
20 Apr. 2026
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In some ways, these formal elements could serve as a crutch for the show, the main distinguishing feature in its arsenal.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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In the clip, he can be seen screaming in an airport terminal and shoving a stanchion.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This time, there is far more at stake.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lyft is acutely aware of the cultural stakes.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He was injured and absent from the squad that lost the Championship play-off final here two years ago, but, on this occasion, he would not be spared that especially severe kind of anguish under the arch.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The low-slung seating position, with heels nearly aligned to hips, takes its cue from motorsport, while the driver’s view is framed by prominent wheel arches that seem to sit at chest level.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Truss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truss. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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