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also intrusts
1
as in tasks
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 leaves
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 entrusts
Global markets rely on the Fed being insulated from political pressure, and our market entrusts the Fed with containing inflation; if the Fed's independence is lost, the way its decisions are interpreted changes, and the individual decisions that comprise our market change as well.
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Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
But, due to his effectiveness, the cartel entrusts him with larger and even more dangerous shipments.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Kingsley will play Robert Dinwiddie, the strong-willed Governor of Virginia who entrusts the young Washington with his first command.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
But, due to his effectiveness, the cartel entrusts him with larger and even more dangerous shipments.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Kingsley will play Robert Dinwiddie, the strong-willed Governor of Virginia who entrusts the young Washington with his first command.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrusts
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Set in a post-apocalyptic world, ARC Raiders tasks you with scavenging the Earth's dangerous surface for resources while fighting hostile robots and rival human players.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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The policy also tasks the superintendent to ensure AI use is consistent with other board policies dealing with academic honesty, homework and make-up work, student assessment and student use of technology.—
Jim Drummond,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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The shake-up leaves an unusual number of spots open on the party’s Central Committee, which began its term in 2022 with 205 members and 171 non-voting alternates.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Ignoring more complex science leaves us with hundreds of years of neurologic damage to our children by leaving lead pipe in the ground.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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But Wilson trusts Gabe Speier, who had retired Carpenter three times in this series.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Ka-young trusts her grandmother implicitly, and her grandmother has always told her that humans are inherently kind beings.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to Mooney, the solution came in the form of a loan that gives the lender the guarantee of all of Westward’s assets.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
21 Oct. 2025
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When life gives you lemons Aries, make lemonade.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The strategy transfers your pretax or nondeductible IRA funds to a Roth IRA to kickstart future tax-free growth.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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That transfers the risk to a new resident, leaving the community still facing future costly risks.—
Debolina Banerjee,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
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Perpetrators could face up to 60 years in prison if a victim commits suicide.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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When one patient, a new mother experiencing postpartum depression, commits an impulsive, desperate act, Linda is forced to contend with her own physically and emotionally unavailable husband.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a street vacation, the city relinquishes the right of way or public service easement to an adjacent property owner or owners.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Afkhami recommends Western European countries where universal education and health care make these affordability goals possible, especially for those on a fixed income.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
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Spivack recommends the use of authentication software such as Content Credentials, developed by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, which appends metadata about provenance to images and videos.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Entrusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrusts. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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