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also intrust
1
as in to task
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
we entrusted our financial adviser with the investment of all of our savings
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2
as in to hand
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
we entrusted our pets to the care of our neighbor while we went on vacation
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Recent Examples of entrust
McConnell gets solid performances from his actors, none more so than Yurich, who obviously took a leap by entrusting his story to someone else but pours himself into the role to a degree that suggests complete trust.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Yesterday, Japan’s goal was entrusted to Zion Suzuki, who hails from Arkansas and is the son of a Ghanaian father and Japanese mother.
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Duncan White,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
The 78-year-old has taken several nations to World Cups over the course of his career – be that the Netherlands or South Korea – and he has now been entrusted with Curaçao soccer’s biggest moment.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Those donors, the filing argues, entrusted their contributions to support performances, artists, and community programming carried out by the opera over decades.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2026
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Yesterday, Japan’s goal was entrusted to Zion Suzuki, who hails from Arkansas and is the son of a Ghanaian father and Japanese mother.
—
Duncan White,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
The 78-year-old has taken several nations to World Cups over the course of his career – be that the Netherlands or South Korea – and he has now been entrusted with Curaçao soccer’s biggest moment.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Those donors, the filing argues, entrusted their contributions to support performances, artists, and community programming carried out by the opera over decades.
—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrust
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Fisk is now a member of the trust tasked with distributing opioid settlement dollars in Allegheny County, and advocated to have some of that money go toward offering addiction medicines.
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That was one of the takeaways from recent probes into the condition and usage of federal buildings by a bipartisan board of presidential appointees tasked with evaluating the government’s real estate portfolio.
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The announcement came just hours after the Supreme Court handed a major victory to the makers of the weedkiller Roundup, shielding it from thousands of lawsuits from states alleging the company failed to warn people the product could cause cancer.
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Trea Turner drove in Hill with a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, and Philadelphia spoiled Andy Green's debut as Mets interim manager by handing New York its seventh consecutive defeat.
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Even with an experienced defence, including Brighton and Hove Albion’s player of the season, Ferdi Kadioglu, do not trust Turkey.
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So people are touching the tools more frequently (and token costs keep climbing), but fewer people trust them.
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Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.
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Adis does the right thing and asks to leave the boat.
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Junior Kris Carranza has transferred from Sierra Canyon to Agoura and is a top candidate to start.
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But instead of facing a criminal-court judge he was transferred to ICE custody and has remained there ever since.
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Seoul — North Korea on Tuesday commissioned its largest-ever warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer that military analysts say could give Pyongyang’s adversaries something more to think about in a time of crisis.
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Dewey Burdock also joined the Fast-41 permitting program last year, giving it access to an accelerated federal review process reserved for priority infrastructure and critical mineral projects.
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Daniel takes advantage of this momentary distraction to deliver a left hook, right punch to the gut, asking Lestat about his maker, Magnus (Damien Atkins).
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Originally foreseen as the second Air Jordan of Michael’s post-player era, the Air Jordan 16 was designed by Wilson Smith III after Tinker Hatfield relinquished the reins.
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In 2023, ten years after relinquishing the kneeling figures, the Met gave a further 14 items from its collection back to Cambodia.
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“Entrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrust. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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