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
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
In their center, Zoya drew Gorey-esque little boys, one trussed in rope, the other naked and chubby like a Renaissance putto.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2025
Time stands still Back in the car, after crossing over the newer — technically 6.79-mile — Seven Mile Bridge, history buffs will find another impressive railroad ruin: the old steel truss Bahia Honda Bridge.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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Verb
She’s got the demi-god trapped and trussed up for reasons soon to be revealed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
In their center, Zoya drew Gorey-esque little boys, one trussed in rope, the other naked and chubby like a Renaissance putto.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Noun
Kennerly said the framing is underway, and the roof trusses will be installed this week.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2025
Time stands still Back in the car, after crossing over the newer — technically 6.79-mile — Seven Mile Bridge, history buffs will find another impressive railroad ruin: the old steel truss Bahia Honda Bridge.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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Well, as referenced above, the United States was coming out of a nasty recession tied to the crisis in the mortgage market.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The investment fund tied to the Qatari state has spent billions on the operations and players.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
31 May 2025
Noun
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There’s a definite purity-politics flavor to any suggestion that people should take a moral stand and leave a social network, but also a pretty airtight case to be made for boycotting it.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) recently took a public stand on government actions affecting research funding and healthcare access.—
Lynn Godfrey,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Then Quail Hollow's Green Mile took the LIV Golf star down a peg.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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An estimate from Fidelity pegs the average cost of a wedding in 2024 at $33,000.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The singer slowed down to a stop and changed her moves to look like a strut in order to play off the wardrobe malfunction.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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Every spring, amorous male greater sage-grouse strut their stuff in western North America.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Dejan Kulusevski, who underwent knee surgery last week, dancing around as fast as his crutches and bulky brace would allow.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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But then all of those things became crutches and started really infiltrating his presidency in a serious way to the point that even cabinet meetings, even after the cameras left, were highly scripted.—
Terry Gross,
NPR,
20 May 2025
Noun
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His blue bandanna making the sharp planes of his face stand out even more than usual, Magenta perches on a stool, lifting the velvet rope from its gold-metal stanchion, putting it back again.—
Amy Virshup,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration strengthened safety standards for areas surrounding runways after an American Airlines plane landing in Arkansas in 1999 ran into a stanchion just off the runway that tore through the plane, killing 11 people.—
Grace Moon,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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As that stack grows to include 6G and quantum, U.S. global infrastructure leadership is at stake.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In late 2022, BBC Studios Productions had taken a 25 percent stake in the company.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Not bad for an 80-foot tall, single arch, limestone bridge to carry traffic over 15th Street on the eastern edge of Kansas City.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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We’re known for our iconic white arches and a design aesthetic that blends Santorini minimalism with Tulum’s earthy elegance, all set in the heart of Bali.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Truss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truss. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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