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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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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
Manager Dave Roberts entrusted Snell with the ball in the first game of the World Series, a tone-setting game for the team's hopes of defending its 2024 title.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Please know that our educators and administrators approach this work with professionalism, care, and a focus on meeting both the academic and legal responsibilities entrusted to us.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s why our founding fathers entrusted this authority to Congress.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Quentin, a film historian, was all over the history of his hometown and eager to learn the plans the present incumbent entrusted with running Columbia Pictures had for his movie.
—Jay Glennie, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Forest Hills has been extremely efficient with the money with which the community has entrusted the district.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch entrusted Philp, Kapanen and Vasily Podkolzin — along with the third defence pairing of Brett Kulak and Ty Emberson — to take on the lion’s share of the minutes against Vancouver’s top line of Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Pulte’s official job is director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, where he’s entrusted with the dull but critical task of ensuring the soundness of the mortgage market.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Early on, leaders entrusted me with high-stakes projects in Europe, which forced me to rise quickly — and helped build my confidence.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Please know that our educators and administrators approach this work with professionalism, care, and a focus on meeting both the academic and legal responsibilities entrusted to us.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s why our founding fathers entrusted this authority to Congress.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Quentin, a film historian, was all over the history of his hometown and eager to learn the plans the present incumbent entrusted with running Columbia Pictures had for his movie.
—Jay Glennie, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Forest Hills has been extremely efficient with the money with which the community has entrusted the district.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch entrusted Philp, Kapanen and Vasily Podkolzin — along with the third defence pairing of Brett Kulak and Ty Emberson — to take on the lion’s share of the minutes against Vancouver’s top line of Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Pulte’s official job is director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, where he’s entrusted with the dull but critical task of ensuring the soundness of the mortgage market.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Early on, leaders entrusted me with high-stakes projects in Europe, which forced me to rise quickly — and helped build my confidence.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrusted
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Winston’s Fulwell Entertaiment and Givens FiveCurrents banner have set a joint venture dubbed FulFive that is already working on planning for the events for LA28, the entity tasked with producing the Summer Games and Paralympics.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Our heroic trio is tasked with looking into disappearances aboard the titular train — and, yes, fighting off demons, including the primary villain, slithery and sinister Enmu (Daisuke Hirakawa).—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Blanchett will be handed the award at the festival’s closing ceremony.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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After whispering and mumbling my way through the ceremony, I was handed the scroll.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Our profession is now the least trusted of all.—
Jimmy Wales,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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So the Broncos trusted him enough on Sunday to chuck him in on third down at their 6-yard line against one of the best wideouts in the NFL — Dallas’ George Pickens — in his second defensive snap of the season.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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The defendant had initially been charged with two counts of conspiring to create and distribute animal crush videos, but prosecutors agreed to reduce that to just one count in exchange for a guilty plea from Morelli.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both sides have also charged one another with mistreatment of detainees and failure to uphold the spirit of the ceasefire deal.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Ra Shaya Kyle, a 6-6 center, transferred to Miami from the University of Florida.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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The announcement said the bodies would be transferred to Israel, where they will be honored in a military ceremony led by the Chief Military Rabbi.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The officer who shot Torres is assigned to the SWAT unit and has over 17 years of service with the Phoenix Police Department, according to Zak.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, Miller continued to text Fernandez Rundle about the prosecution and criticized Wolfson, who was assigned to the case, according to the document.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Running back Ahmad Hardy was uncharacteristically limited to 12 carries, while Jamal Roberts was delegated to just five.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
17 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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Pandemic deals gave way to record rents, and evictions started up again.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ausberry was promoted to the interim job in Woodward’s place, and the board gave him the authority to lead the coaching hire.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Entrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrusted. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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