tried-and-true
adjective
: proved good, desirable, or feasible : shown or known to be worthy
a tried-and-true sales technique
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Other skin care practices and ingredients are more tried-and-true.
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Melanie Rud, SELF, 23 Apr. 2024
While the colors may be new, Stanley’s technology is tried-and-true.
—Megan Schaltegger, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Conclusion While analyzing the past goes a long way in revealing timeless principles, a nimble, adaptive PR strategy requires far more than the tried-and-true.
—Jennifer Acree, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Most home and kitchen must-haves are tried-and-true for a reason—like your favorite cast iron skillet that’s still good as new or an affordable stick vacuum that sucks up dust and pet hair as well as any $500 model.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2024
The Restaurants of 2024 include buzzy Instagram-worthy spots backed by award-winning chefs, tried-and-true small-town standbys, and pantheons of fine dining worthy of foodies pilgrimages.
—Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Birkenstock Arizona Leather Sandals This classic Birkenstock sandal silhouette is tried-and-true for a reason.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024
Though Amazon is dropping all eight episodes as a binge release, Sloane and Glover have constructed a series that, like Peacock’s great Poker Face, follows a tried-and-true Case of the Week structure, and one laden with fabulous guest stars.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
Fashion’s instinctual reaction to moments like this one is to retract and revert to the tried-and-true, and few of Owens’s peers have his instincts for iconoclasm.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024
Melanie Rud, SELF, 23 Apr. 2024
While the colors may be new, Stanley’s technology is tried-and-true.
—Megan Schaltegger, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Conclusion While analyzing the past goes a long way in revealing timeless principles, a nimble, adaptive PR strategy requires far more than the tried-and-true.
—Jennifer Acree, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Most home and kitchen must-haves are tried-and-true for a reason—like your favorite cast iron skillet that’s still good as new or an affordable stick vacuum that sucks up dust and pet hair as well as any $500 model.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2024
The Restaurants of 2024 include buzzy Instagram-worthy spots backed by award-winning chefs, tried-and-true small-town standbys, and pantheons of fine dining worthy of foodies pilgrimages.
—Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Birkenstock Arizona Leather Sandals This classic Birkenstock sandal silhouette is tried-and-true for a reason.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024
Though Amazon is dropping all eight episodes as a binge release, Sloane and Glover have constructed a series that, like Peacock’s great Poker Face, follows a tried-and-true Case of the Week structure, and one laden with fabulous guest stars.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
Fashion’s instinctual reaction to moments like this one is to retract and revert to the tried-and-true, and few of Owens’s peers have his instincts for iconoclasm.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Tried-and-true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tried-and-true. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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