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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
You are not simply assigned a room, you are temporarily entrusted with the care of an extraordinary beachfront home.
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Arion McNicoll, TheWeek, 15 June 2026
The 78-year-old has taken several nations to World Cups over the course of his career – be that the Netherlands or South Korea – and he has now been entrusted with Curaçao soccer’s biggest moment.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Those donors, the filing argues, entrusted their contributions to support performances, artists, and community programming carried out by the opera over decades.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026
Before sentencing, the victim's mother delivered an emotional statement accusing Roberts of preying on a child entrusted to her care.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
The encyclical’s strongest warning is that lethal and irreversible decisions must never be entrusted to artificial systems.
—Vilas Dhar, Time, 10 June 2026
None of the rockets—Ariane 6, New Glenn, or Vulcan—to which Amazon originally entrusted the bulk of its missions had reached the launch pad when the company announced its massive launch order in 2022.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
The baton isn’t passed as much as it’s entrusted to artists who directly (Garner) and indirectly (Carpenter) walk in Madonna’s light.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
At midnight toasts were made with Blanc de Blanc champagne, and then the evening continued with a DJ set entrusted to leading names on the international scene, including Carl Cox, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, and Peggy Gou, who alternated until late into the night.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 7 June 2026
Arion McNicoll, TheWeek, 15 June 2026
The 78-year-old has taken several nations to World Cups over the course of his career – be that the Netherlands or South Korea – and he has now been entrusted with Curaçao soccer’s biggest moment.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Those donors, the filing argues, entrusted their contributions to support performances, artists, and community programming carried out by the opera over decades.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026
Before sentencing, the victim's mother delivered an emotional statement accusing Roberts of preying on a child entrusted to her care.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
The encyclical’s strongest warning is that lethal and irreversible decisions must never be entrusted to artificial systems.
—Vilas Dhar, Time, 10 June 2026
None of the rockets—Ariane 6, New Glenn, or Vulcan—to which Amazon originally entrusted the bulk of its missions had reached the launch pad when the company announced its massive launch order in 2022.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
The baton isn’t passed as much as it’s entrusted to artists who directly (Garner) and indirectly (Carpenter) walk in Madonna’s light.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
At midnight toasts were made with Blanc de Blanc champagne, and then the evening continued with a DJ set entrusted to leading names on the international scene, including Carl Cox, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, and Peggy Gou, who alternated until late into the night.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrusted
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Since 2014, the Department of Revenue Services has been tasked with generating tax incidence analyses, which identify assesses how tax burdens can be shifted, and who ultimately pays.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
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Communications regulator Ofcom will be tasked with determining what kinds of age-verification systems will be required to comply with the rules.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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Babies are handed six-shooters before the butt slap.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Police said that Tree was on the list of passengers handed to aviation authorities, but have not been able to identify the bodies of those killed in the crash.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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The Wildcats trusted Cotts too.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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The Gotti family has called Kasman a habitual liar who cannot be trusted, who rode on the coattails of the family patriarch.—
Eric Shawn,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Immigration advocates and lawyers said the hurricane season is just an excuse and not the real reason why the detainees have been transferred.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Over the past weeks, family members and advocates have said that immigrants being held there had been moved to other Florida immigration facilities, such as Krome North Processing Center and Miami FDC, or transferred out of state.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Samad Taylor was called up on June 3 and charged with putting a charge in the Padres.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
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That same week, a 17-year-old was charged with assault, reckless endangerment, and handgun violations after injuring his 14-year-old relative in a shooting.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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What happens when every difficult task can be delegated to a machine?—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The distinction is in determining which slice of the work is irreplaceable and the main purview of humans, and which slices can be delegated to AI.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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The water conservation district arguably lacks the tools needed to live up to the conservation part of its name assigned by state legislators.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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In recent years, the unit has also lost cops and Delva said officers assigned believe that neither kidnappings nor the unit itself are priorities for the government.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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By leaving the floor immediately, Wembanyama gave critics an easy target and allowed the story to become about his temperament rather than the Knicks' championship celebration.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The Royals even gave Spence a slim lead.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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“Entrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrusted. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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