TRUSS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈtrəs

Definition of truss

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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For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025 Some are speckled with herbs, many are trussed and two come with a wedge of citrus. — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 June 2025

Noun

The astronauts' task is to replace an old high-speed antenna on the station's truss. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 During the expo, Peachtree Road between Lenox Parkway and Lenox Road will be closed to traffic as the race’s iconic start truss is erected ahead of race day. — AJC.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for truss

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In this economy, the value of luxury assets like art, watches and fine jewelry is tied to their ability to signal that their owners can afford what others cannot.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Mandarin Oriental, Singapore is running a Creator Pitch Challenge tied to its 40th anniversary, while Bloomr.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tie

Noun

Hub, which ran a stand with EFP and Unifrance, said the quality of the market was very good.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The basic set-up, for years, was just a comic ripping off a joke and performing it on stage; the infamous mid-2000s Comedy Store stand-off between Joe Rogan and alleged joke thief Carlos Mencia is one of the most famous examples.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of stand

Noun

The pegs represented individual genes, and the ropes their effects on development.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
An unlined road leads across a babbling river to reveal a striking gray building up on a hill, a massive barn raised in the traditional style that uses only wood pegs — no nails — to hold the structure together.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of peg

Noun

Suspension is taken care of by 43-mm upside-down forks with adjustable rebound and compression damping, and an adjustable central spring strut at the rear.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
The 33-year-old wasn’t the only superstar to strut down the runway, as fellow Bronx native Jennifer Lopez, mgk and J Balvin were also among the models in the show.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of strut

Noun

Hines cofounded Nxum in 2022 with his father, Todd Hines, and marketing executive Gary Dennis, with each partner holding equal ownership stakes.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
After all, the state just went through a high-stakes game of chicken with David Ellison, who threatened to move Paramount to locales like Tennessee or Texas if California kept pursuing him in court over his successful bid to acquire Warner Bros.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

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