1
: found good, faithful, or trustworthy through experience or testing
a tried recipe
2
: subjected to trials or distress
a kind but much-tried father
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a tried and trusted friend
a tried method for catching sport fish
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
However, what worked in past media from newspapers to radio to TV, and then online, are the tried and true advertisements.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Eat 'em or not, leftovers are a tried and true part of the Thanksgiving experience.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
But viewers never gave up on these tried and true forms.
—William Earl, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
However, what worked in past media from newspapers to radio to TV, and then online, are the tried and true advertisements.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Eat 'em or not, leftovers are a tried and true part of the Thanksgiving experience.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
But viewers never gave up on these tried and true forms.
—William Earl, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Tried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tried. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.
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