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as in tasked
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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as in handed
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 entrusted
But those entrusted with the authority to use force must be trained to assess threat levels, evaluate proportional risk and employ non-lethal options before resorting to deadly force.
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Amy Stoddard, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2026
The institutions that move first will likely be better positioned to win, manage and multiply the impact of the research dollars entrusted to them.
—Mayank Kejriwal, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Once the headquarters of Achille Lauro’s legendary shipping fleet, the palazzo was entrusted to the late Pritzker prize-winning Japanese architect Kenzō Tange for a transformation that is stark and yet incorporates so much of what has gone before.
—Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
Other league commissioners, including the NBA’s Silver, are entrusted with that role.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
Most teams, in fact, decided from the start that pitchers were not in the best position and were liable to be too emotionally swayed to be entrusted with ABS challenges.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Perhaps the most salient thing about the Manhattan Project, however, was that it was not entrusted to the private sector.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Principle entrusted the track to his friend Louie Gomez, who remixed it and passed it to DJ Frankie Knuckles.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Millions of Americans were dying, including two of my best friends and many of the elders who had bravely entrusted their stories to me.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Amy Stoddard, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2026
The institutions that move first will likely be better positioned to win, manage and multiply the impact of the research dollars entrusted to them.
—Mayank Kejriwal, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Once the headquarters of Achille Lauro’s legendary shipping fleet, the palazzo was entrusted to the late Pritzker prize-winning Japanese architect Kenzō Tange for a transformation that is stark and yet incorporates so much of what has gone before.
—Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
Other league commissioners, including the NBA’s Silver, are entrusted with that role.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
Most teams, in fact, decided from the start that pitchers were not in the best position and were liable to be too emotionally swayed to be entrusted with ABS challenges.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Perhaps the most salient thing about the Manhattan Project, however, was that it was not entrusted to the private sector.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Principle entrusted the track to his friend Louie Gomez, who remixed it and passed it to DJ Frankie Knuckles.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Millions of Americans were dying, including two of my best friends and many of the elders who had bravely entrusted their stories to me.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrusted
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In the early 1900s, after the assassination of William McKinley, the Secret Service was tasked with presidential protection and two men were assigned to a full-time detail for Theodore Roosevelt.—
Matt Viser,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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They are tasked with making decisions in real time, often with incomplete information.—
David Morel,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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In 2025, Vallow Daybell was handed two more consecutive life sentences after being convicted in Arizona for earlier plotting to kill her fourth husband and attempting to murder her niece's ex-husband.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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The Royals had rallied back from an early 3-0 deficit and handed Erceg a 6-4 lead in the ninth.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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It was built to insure ships in oceans no one trusted.—
Alex Lazarow,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The 32-year-old had a limited role in his final season at City, making only nine Premier League appearances, but started three World Cup qualifying matches in the autumn and is clearly trusted by Thomas Tuchel.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Avoid any water that may be charged with electricity and do not attempt to walk through floodwaters.—
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2026
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Bryant charged Black church members in Kansas City to engage more with the community and introduce practical solutions.—
Freddrell Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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In the motion submitted May 1, Cassie argued that Howard's lawsuit should be transferred out of California courts and into a New York court, where dozens of similar Diddy claims were already filed.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Branch transferred to Georgia from the University of Southern California before the 2025 season and quickly became one of the Bulldogs' top offensive weapons.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Butlers here are called Aris Meehas, a historical Maldivian reference to someone assigned to serve royalty—thankfully, interactions are more easy-going than overly deferential.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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With Mayo’s team working the 2023 women’s final — alongside Villarreal, who was in the video booth — seven MLS officials have worked the last two World Cup finals and at least one PRO official has been assigned to 19 of the 32 knockout games in the most recent men’s and women’s tournaments.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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In many arrangements, they were delegated not simply financial risk, but substantial operational authority including utilization management, specialty referral oversight, chronic disease management, care coordination, and in some cases claims payment functions themselves.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The core mechanism of the Constitution is the way that the United States government is funded through taxes voted by Congress, through spending voted by Congress, and through financial power delegated by Congress to the president.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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Jacques Garcia, the man behind Hotel Costes, who gave La Mamounia an extensive facelift in 2009, is a design sensation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The teller nodded and gave her a smile.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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“Entrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrusted. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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