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
Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
To bring the first one back in October 2023, a custom metal trussing box was spider-craned from level 6 during the installation of new flooring and security glass.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
Rather than wood framing, Scott is going to use a metal truss system with a foam core, surrounded by concrete.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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While all of this is going on, Lasher is being trussed for his wedding to his one true love.
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His first assignment is the Kane Brown concert where a truss has fallen over the production crew and band.
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Demin hit a 3-pointer with six seconds to go to tie it, and Banchero missed a 30-footer at the buzzer.—
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Schnapp also spoke to PEOPLE about the series ending, insisting that all loose ends had been tied — even his character’s longstanding crush on his best friend Mike (Wolfhard).—
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Mophie's power bank has the functionality of a wireless MagSafe connection, with the convenience of a stand.—
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There are lots of different styles and sizes, including those that attach to decks, those that sit on the ground, and those that are supported by a stand.—
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Also helping the ergonomics are the handlebars and pegs, which are positioned for comfortable upright touring.—
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That’s not a roundabout way of calling the Murdaughs ugly or implying the series’ costume, makeup, and hair departments haven’t done their best to knock the dashing Jason Clarke down a peg.—
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At New York Theatre Workshop, Lucas Hnath has approached Molière’s Tartuffe with a strut in his step, a streak of irreverence that the French showman would likely appreciate.—
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Some moved past each other with a hurried city strut, in defiance of usual runway walk protocol.—
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Dempsey assaulted another police officer with a metal crutch, cracking his protective shield and cutting his head.—
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And for every student who wants to use AI as a crutch or shortcut, there are other students who are concerned about using it responsibly, even sparingly.—
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Travelers breezed through largely empty rows of stanchions at the TSA checkpoint, where wait times were listed as less than 10 minutes.—
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Hamas says at least 27 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces over the last week; Israeli officials said troops fired to prevent incursions across the yellow line, which is now being marked with colored stanchions as a clearer warning.—
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The memorandum of agreement for the ECHL’s new deal, obtained by The Athletic, highlights just how relatively small the financial stakes were.—
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Global, which calls itself the UK and Europe’s largest radio company and is behind the popular News Agents podcast, has taken a majority stake in The Overlap and the new outfit will be co-chaired by Neville and Global Group CEO Simon Pitts, with Scott Melvin as lead Executive Director.—
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The wrong pair can mean shin splints or sore arches halfway through a trip, and no vacation is worth that.—
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Built during the 12th through 16th centuries, these medieval masterpieces were born out of Romanesque architecture, which saw churches designed with thick walls, round arches, and large towers.—
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“Truss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truss. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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