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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
Once dark and divided into too many small spaces, this Victorian house has benefited from a careful redesign entrusted to the duo at Penrose Tilbury.
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Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
As Edison’s football coach, he was entrusted to guide young athletes whose parents bought banned 2 Live Crew records and tapes as teens.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
The interior design project was entrusted to Charles & Co studio, led by Charles, former design director at Soho House, and the hotel is sure to enjoy extra attention thanks to the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
Past presidents have at times entrusted unusual emissaries to conduct diplomacy.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
This is predicated on the bedrock principle that boards of directors are entrusted to oversee management of companies and are best equipped to decide how to balance company objectives, not single-purpose organizations who see everything through a narrow, black or white decision-making prism.
—Robert Profusek, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Zoe was touched that Hannah entrusted her with such precious pieces—especially something as personal as her mom’s wedding dress.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Indeed, Italian Beauty does not belong to us as a possession but has been entrusted to our hands by history as a responsibility.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Those of us entrusted with the sacred oath of service must heed that call and work together to honor it.
—Zohran Mamdani, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
As Edison’s football coach, he was entrusted to guide young athletes whose parents bought banned 2 Live Crew records and tapes as teens.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
The interior design project was entrusted to Charles & Co studio, led by Charles, former design director at Soho House, and the hotel is sure to enjoy extra attention thanks to the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
Past presidents have at times entrusted unusual emissaries to conduct diplomacy.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
This is predicated on the bedrock principle that boards of directors are entrusted to oversee management of companies and are best equipped to decide how to balance company objectives, not single-purpose organizations who see everything through a narrow, black or white decision-making prism.
—Robert Profusek, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Zoe was touched that Hannah entrusted her with such precious pieces—especially something as personal as her mom’s wedding dress.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Indeed, Italian Beauty does not belong to us as a possession but has been entrusted to our hands by history as a responsibility.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Those of us entrusted with the sacred oath of service must heed that call and work together to honor it.
—Zohran Mamdani, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrusted
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Contestants are split up into teams and tasked with cooking challenges and dinner services, with the losing team having to select two of their own for the chopping block, at which point Ramsay eliminates one of them.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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One that stood out to Everett Plummer, a manager in the oil division at the time and one of several staffers tasked with investigating the Boarman case, was McCoon 3, an injection well that disposes salty oil field wastewater deep below the earth.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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With equal panache, and without cutting away, the narrative focus is handed like a baton in a relay race to the arriving Mayor Dumont (Josse De Pauw) and his daughter and press attaché Marie (Violet Braeckman).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday handed Russia a tongue-in-cheek offer to end the war between the two countries at the Munich Security Conference.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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That is why Jewish audiences trusted him.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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This model also detects natural gas leaks and is so trusted that more than 10,000 were purchased on Amazon in the last month alone.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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He has not been formally charged with cheating by World Curling, which does not use video to review game play.—
STEVE DOUGLAS,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Homeless assistance program, Donation drives, Job assistance programs Have you ever been arrested, charged with a crime or otherwise been part of a criminal proceeding?—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Alekseyev has been transferred to a city hospital, the Investigative Committee statement said.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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He was held in the Jay County Jail before being transferred to another facility on a federal warrant.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Only eight of the Pikachu Illustrator cards have been awarded a PSA Grade 9 and Paul’s sale is the only PSA Grade 10, the highest and most desirable grade assigned by PSA.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Officers leaving Minnesota will report back to their stations or be assigned elsewhere.—
Ben Finley,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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They cannot be delegated to artificial intelligence.—
Alan H.H. Fleischmann,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Johnson felt the team would be best served if Knaus delegated.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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But after that, the administration was terrified of losing Tang – Arkansas had been sniffing around – and in order to guarantee that the coach who had led a whopping 36 games in his lifetime wasn’t going anywhere, gave him a fresh new deal with a bunch more money.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kaia Gerber gave her take on the latest iteration of the naked dress trend at the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Hollywood Palladium on February 15.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Entrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrusted. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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