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1
as in trusted
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 left
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
Early on, leaders entrusted me with high-stakes projects in Europe, which forced me to rise quickly — and helped build my confidence.
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Ferguson flop brings Muñoz into the game The Mariners entrusted a seven-run lead to Ferguson in the bottom of the ninth.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Taking the creative helm of Chanel as only the fourth artistic director to ever lead the house, Blazy has been entrusted with one of the biggest and most sought-after — although perhaps not the most challenging — jobs in fashion.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The owner who hasn’t won a playoff game since buying majority interest in January 2009, the owner who should never have entrusted Grier with the 2025 draft and certainly shouldn’t entrust him with another one.
—Barry Jackson
updated October 7, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Other conferences might consider similar private equity platforms, especially if traditional conference activities (such as scheduling and officiating) remain with conference officials and aren’t entrusted to Wall Street and investor types.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Keyboardist Greg Hawkes, guitarist Elliot Easton, and drummer David Robinson have all contributed to the songs, which were entrusted to Hawkes from a close friend of Ocasek’s.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
For simple crowd and traffic control situations, our peace officers are entrusted with the discretion needed to ensure safety and order.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
America’s technological supremacy isn’t being lost to competition—it’s being surrendered by the very boards entrusted to protect it.
—Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Ferguson flop brings Muñoz into the game The Mariners entrusted a seven-run lead to Ferguson in the bottom of the ninth.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Taking the creative helm of Chanel as only the fourth artistic director to ever lead the house, Blazy has been entrusted with one of the biggest and most sought-after — although perhaps not the most challenging — jobs in fashion.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The owner who hasn’t won a playoff game since buying majority interest in January 2009, the owner who should never have entrusted Grier with the 2025 draft and certainly shouldn’t entrust him with another one.
—Barry Jackson
updated October 7, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Other conferences might consider similar private equity platforms, especially if traditional conference activities (such as scheduling and officiating) remain with conference officials and aren’t entrusted to Wall Street and investor types.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Keyboardist Greg Hawkes, guitarist Elliot Easton, and drummer David Robinson have all contributed to the songs, which were entrusted to Hawkes from a close friend of Ocasek’s.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
For simple crowd and traffic control situations, our peace officers are entrusted with the discretion needed to ensure safety and order.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
America’s technological supremacy isn’t being lost to competition—it’s being surrendered by the very boards entrusted to protect it.
—Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrusted
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Rather than go to Colin Rea or Javier Assad, the latter of whom didn’t make the NLDS roster, Counsell trusted that two pitchers who had delivered for him for much of the season would step up when needed most.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Scott has struggled and is no longer being trusted late in games.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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An international force tasked with finding missing hostages in the Gaza Strip will be established as part of the ceasefire and hostage release deal, Israeli broadcaster i24 reported, citing Israeli officials.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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To instill fiscal discipline, the CRFB proposed establishing a fiscal commission tasked with reducing deficits to 3% of GDP, an ambitious but necessary goal given the current debt trajectory.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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After six months in the Hole, I was transferred to High Desert State Prison.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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On Agatha All Along, Joe Locke (Heartstopper) portrayed older Billy Maximoff, whose spirit was transferred to the body of teenager Billy Kaplan after Wanda's hex hijinks dispersed.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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Avoid any water that may be charged with electricity and do not attempt to walk through floodwaters.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Jail logs say that Charles Anthony Boatwright, charged with murder by Baltimore police, was held in the Mecklenburg County jail for almost three months.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Oct. 2025
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Ultrawealthy supporters include right-wing billionaire Richard Uihlein, who, through a super PAC, gave $336,000 to Moms for Liberty’s super PAC from October 2023 through July 2024.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Growing up, and well into my early adulthood, my grandma was my best friend—a person who fostered a sense of confidence in me, loved me unconditionally, and gave me the best taste in everything nostalgic from her younger years.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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Chamarri Connor committed a defensive pass interference to put the ball on the 1-yard line.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Ratcliffe committed £50m of his own money to transform Carrington, but funding, particularly for a proposal of this scale, will be tight.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Manufacturers are typically delegated permission to perform some functions on behalf of the FAA, such as issuing airworthiness and production certifications, but Boeing lost that delegation for the two models.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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King delegated the case report to Deputy Raul Ortiz, according to the BSO documents.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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For decades after that, most parents who relinquished infants for adoption did not expect to see or hear from those children again.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Fogerty signed a deal with Fantasy Records in 1968 but relinquished his artist royalties to owner Saul Zaentz in 1980 to get out of the contract, according to Billboard.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Entrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrusted. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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