1
as in entrusted
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
trusted the eldest child with walking the dog every morning
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2
as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
I wouldn't trust my wallet with a complete stranger if I were you
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3
as in believed
to regard as right or true
don't trust everything you read in the newspaper
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Recent Examples of trusted
The journey starts Saturday against rival Minnesota, then, if Waze can be trusted, through San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Boston.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Some hard-liners have openly criticized the regime for agreeing to a ceasefire, saying that the United States cannot be trusted.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Artnet’s depth of market intelligence and trusted reporting is unparalleled, as is Artsy’s scale of art discovery and commerce.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
About the same share, 34%, distrusted it, and another 33% neither trusted it nor distrusted it.
—Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Alon Chen built a $2 billion product line at Google by 28, walked away from a seven-figure equity package, and went on to found Tastewise—an AI food intelligence company now trusted by PepsiCo, Nestlé, and Mars.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
In National Review, Audrey Fahlberg had an early analysis of whether Spanberger was playing the vote right, and whether Democrats trusted her instincts.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
About the same share, 34%, distrusted it, and another 33% neither trusted it nor distrusted it.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Still, Wicky trusted them to work to get the job done.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2026
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Some hard-liners have openly criticized the regime for agreeing to a ceasefire, saying that the United States cannot be trusted.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Artnet’s depth of market intelligence and trusted reporting is unparalleled, as is Artsy’s scale of art discovery and commerce.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
About the same share, 34%, distrusted it, and another 33% neither trusted it nor distrusted it.
—Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Alon Chen built a $2 billion product line at Google by 28, walked away from a seven-figure equity package, and went on to found Tastewise—an AI food intelligence company now trusted by PepsiCo, Nestlé, and Mars.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
In National Review, Audrey Fahlberg had an early analysis of whether Spanberger was playing the vote right, and whether Democrats trusted her instincts.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
About the same share, 34%, distrusted it, and another 33% neither trusted it nor distrusted it.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Still, Wicky trusted them to work to get the job done.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusted
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For Terry, there’s a deep pride in the endowment that’s been entrusted to her care.—
Brian McCollum,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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But really, this just comes at the expense of the mission that we've been entrusted to perform, on behalf of the American taxpayers — and really, the space-loving community from all across the world.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Jess Park Given Toone’s absence, Park will be disappointed not to be handed a start against Spain or Iceland, with Kendall and Blindkilde Brown handed opportunities to impress.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Falling giants The lopsided matchup on paper may have handed the Kings a historical bellwether.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Scalping tickets wasn’t new, of course, but Kahn believed that its formalization online provided sports teams, and other entertainment businesses, with valuable information about demand that could enable them to make more money without alienating their most loyal fans.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The team believed the killer had acted alone.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Burger tasked me with swapping out the chip.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The law enforcement agencies tasked with serving and enforcing the orders often fail to do either effectively.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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And when property rights are defined and broadly accepted, people are more likely to cooperate than to fight.—
Antony Davies,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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Williams and Whitehouse, though, have both said the tryout fees for Flight 88 will go directly toward uniform, travel and education costs, and that the program isn’t planning to charge any additional costs for athletes once accepted.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said there were three people transferred to an area hospital with critical injuries, with at least one of them having to be extricated due to their foot becoming trapped.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Jackson was placed with a foster family unrelated to him for several weeks, then transferred to his grandfather’s custody in Roseville.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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John Klingberg then took control of a loose puck and gave it to Celebrini, who fired it over to an open Smith for his 24th of the season.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Police served a search warrant at the house and took several items as possible evidence.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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That gave Spurs legs but not a lot of control.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks’ second unit coughed the ball up, Landry Shamet’s minutes got messy, and the slopiness Brown had spent the afternoon talking about gave the Hawks life.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Trusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusted. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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