entrusted

verb

variants also intrusted
past tense of entrust
1
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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2
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 Yet basic information about the company entrusted with carrying out this mission is difficult to come by. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026 For this, the team entrusted a Spanish biotech lab known for its active ingredients and skin-care delivery systems. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026 Reddington has argued that the medical professionals entrusted to treat Clancy failed to communicate with each other and failed to properly diagnose and medicate her. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 The World Cup semifinal — one of the biggest matches a referee can officiate — had just been entrusted to the Salvadoran. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 In 1960, Pilar, a librarian, has lost her husband to the Castro regime, and is entrusted with the book that Eva wrote many decades earlier. — The Know, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026 And at what point does unusually high executive pay weaken public confidence in nonprofit groups entrusted with addressing pressing problems? — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026 Michael O’Hare originated the show’s lead, Commander Sinclair, a war hero entrusted with keeping the peace aboard the Babylon 5. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 As congestion grows, so has the challenge – entrusted to Space Force Guardians – of identifying and tracking any object larger than a basketball. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrusted
  1. tasked
  2. handed
  3. trusted
  4. transferred
  5. charged
  6. delegated
  7. assigned
  8. gave
Verb
  • In the current framework, the BOP aims to establish a National Committee for the Administration of Gaza — an international, technocratic body tasked with running the civilian government of the strip.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The company is tasked with building what the agency is calling the SMART system, short for Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories.
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of tasked
Verb
  • Its own store gives DeMellier control over a part of the customer relationship previously handed to other retailers, while putting it physically alongside businesses charging multiples of its prices.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And last week's shakeup handed day-to-day authority from DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis to his deputy, Koray Kavukcuoglu, who now has final say on major DeepMind decisions and reports to CEO Sundar Pichai.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of handed
Verb
  • With a less stringent regulatory environment, more companies want to make deals, and Goldman's the most trusted.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • What was once a routine conversation has become a negotiation over whether vaccines themselves can be trusted.
    — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of trusted
Verb
  • Spain moves kings’ remains to avoid fire Spanish authorities on Thursday night transferred the remains of three 11th century kings from a monastery in the northeastern Aragón region near an active wildfire.
    — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Rose also told the court that the EEOC has transferred the case to another administrative judge, who on Monday issued an order scheduling further proceedings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of transferred
Verb
  • Mangione’s lawyers raised concerns when he was first charged in both jurisdictions that the 28-year-old was unfairly being tried twice for the same crime.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Arnold has been charged with eight felony counts stemming from a February incident — four counts of kidnapping and four counts of armed robbery.
    — Tobias Bass, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of charged
Verb
  • Make Trustees Part of the Strategy This cannot be delegated to government relations or communications offices.
    — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In 2024, for instance, the Biden administration delegated the task of getting Hamas to agree to a cease-fire and hostage release deal to its Arab allies rather than pressuring the group itself.
    — Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of delegated
Verb
  • Correction officer Eric Bonner was assigned to monitor the inmates in the unit where Guaranda was being housed, the report said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Night-flying aircraft have been assigned to the incident, Cal Fire said.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Definition of gave

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