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as in trusting
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 handing
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 entrusting
There’s a similar mismatch happening with fourth lines in the series, too, with Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour entrusting William Carrier, Mark Jankowski and Eric Robinson with key minutes and being rewarded with three key goals already in this series.
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 26 May 2026
What to read next NASA also wants SpaceX and Blue Origin to fully demonstrate successful uncrewed touchdowns on the moon, and liftoffs back to lunar orbit, before entrusting the lives of astronauts aboard the landers.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 May 2026
But whether the club starts entrusting him with more difficult situations or keeps using him in lower-leverage spots, Samaniego said he’ll be prepared no matter what.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
The company, which also makes the AI model Claude, has claimed that Mythos is currently too advanced for public release, and is instead entrusting the model to cybersecurity experts for the time being.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 9 Apr. 2026
Jahangir abandoned writing in the 17th regnal year as his health declined, entrusting continuation to his court historian Muʿtamad Khan, who extended the narrative to Jahangir’s 19th regnal year.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Giants executive and former catcher Buster Posey made the unconventional hire, entrusting the top dugout step to someone with no major league experience as a player or coach.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Owners are entrusting brokers with significant financial decisions.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
At any rate, the fact that NBC is entrusting its sportsapalooza to Tirico speaks volumes about the quality of his work and his broad appeal as a television personality.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2026
James Mirtle, New York Times, 26 May 2026
What to read next NASA also wants SpaceX and Blue Origin to fully demonstrate successful uncrewed touchdowns on the moon, and liftoffs back to lunar orbit, before entrusting the lives of astronauts aboard the landers.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 May 2026
But whether the club starts entrusting him with more difficult situations or keeps using him in lower-leverage spots, Samaniego said he’ll be prepared no matter what.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
The company, which also makes the AI model Claude, has claimed that Mythos is currently too advanced for public release, and is instead entrusting the model to cybersecurity experts for the time being.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 9 Apr. 2026
Jahangir abandoned writing in the 17th regnal year as his health declined, entrusting continuation to his court historian Muʿtamad Khan, who extended the narrative to Jahangir’s 19th regnal year.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Giants executive and former catcher Buster Posey made the unconventional hire, entrusting the top dugout step to someone with no major league experience as a player or coach.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Owners are entrusting brokers with significant financial decisions.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
At any rate, the fact that NBC is entrusting its sportsapalooza to Tirico speaks volumes about the quality of his work and his broad appeal as a television personality.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrusting
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So, Alamo decides to kill Rue in an uncharacteristically anticlimactic fashion — by giving her painkillers laced with fentanyl and trusting that the addict will be tempted enough to swallow them.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The preparation my team never sees is often what makes my responses worth trusting.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Nye stopped short of handing a full victory to Boise.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
3 June 2026
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First, tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act generated larger-than-usual refunds earlier this year, effectively handing consumers a cash cushion just as income was weakening.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Last year, New Jersey passed a law allowing digital driver's licenses and tasking the state's Motor Vehicle Commission with developing and implementing them.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Such challenges come as domestic streaming subscriber growth has stalled in recent quarters, tasking Disney with the need to retain customers.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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My father was running the skid steer outside, clearing the snow, leaving dirty white mounds to either side of the driveway that led from the house out to the range road.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Consequently, rising inflation has steadily eroded real purchasing power, leaving 59 percent of Americans without sufficient savings to absorb a minor financial shock, such as a $1,000 emergency.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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Oman has reportedly been in talks with Iran about charging vessels transiting the Hormuz Strait, the vital global oil-shipping route that has been largely blocked by Iranian threats since the war began.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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The five-seat X-Trail Rock Creek comes powered by Nissan's e-Power self-charging hybrid system featuring e-4orce all-wheel drive with 201-hp front and 134-hp rear electric motors.—
C.C. Weiss
May 29,
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
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Photonics, the use of light to transmit data, is an emerging technology considered to be a more efficient alternative to the current process of transferring data using electricity.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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For Jackson, that meant starting at a mid-major, learning about the game and proving himself before transferring to an SEC power.—
Teddy Cahill,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The Lipoprotein Insulin Resistance (LP-IR) Test estimates the body’s response to insulin by analyzing patterns in blood fats and assigning a score from zero to 100.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Wittmann suggests assigning specific zones—like the entryway or living room—to each person in the household for a fast, low-effort way to consistently tidy.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
2 June 2026
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Special commando units were also deployed to the location and carried out intelligence-gathering missions and drone operations, the other two sources said, giving Israel a valuable perch from which to see into northern Iran during the war.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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The show is still using some of those songs, giving the score’s relationship to the script a half-in, half-out near-jukebox feeling.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Entrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrusting. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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