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as in tasks
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
trusted the eldest child with walking the dog every morning
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as in hands
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 believes
to regard as right or true
don't trust everything you read in the newspaper
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as in cartels
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage
government lawyers argued against allowing the telephone companies to merge, asserting that such a merger would result in a trust that would stifle competition
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as in care
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something
left her cat in the trust of her neighbors while she was on vacation
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as in credits
the right to take possession of goods before paying for them
the neighborhood grocer will occasionally sell on trust to his regular customers when they don't have the cash on hand
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Recent Examples of trusts
Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
What works is messaging that’s culturally grounded and delivered by people the community already trusts.
—Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
But does the team have more than one good healthy receiver that Tua Tagovailoa trusts?
—Omar Kelly
october 24, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
But Wilson trusts Gabe Speier, who had retired Carpenter three times in this series.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Several young players come to him for advice, and the coaching staff trusts him in the late innings.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Where other projects have found success discussing the same notions bleakly, Etzler trusts his sardonic approach will tempt audiences to let their guards down and allow the subject matter to resonate, perhaps looking inward at their own complicity in the process.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Imagine a teacher, coach, or counselor – someone your child trusts – who’s rigorously trained to protect lives, ready to run toward danger.
—Laura Carno, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
As at Four Horsemen, where an oeuf mayonnaise is zebra-striped with squid ink and humble beans are treated like precious gems, Curtola trusts his diners to venture beyond obvious crowd-pleasers.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
In 2024, dynastic trusts were the buzzy vehicle for passing down wealth.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
In her line of work, Anderson has seen an increase in people establishing trusts.
—Mariah Maddox, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Her father, Raúl, once a hopeful biotechnologist, now pours his fear into strange, homemade cures no one else trusts.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Accordingly, that would mean the beneficial holding of the Levy family trusts has actually gone up, even as all of this new funding has come from elsewhere.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Abuja published guidance on how the private sector should work with government agencies to tackle financial crimes, and Pretoria has strengthened legislation on the disclosure of beneficial ownership for companies and trusts.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The definition is broad, but typically corporate landlords involve property owned by Limited Liability Companies or real estate investment trusts, according to Moore.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
The congresswoman’s office did not respond to a follow-up inquiry asking about the contents of her trusts.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Each team trusts that others are doing their work effectively, and decisions are documented to ensure transparency across the organization.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
What works is messaging that’s culturally grounded and delivered by people the community already trusts.
—Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
But does the team have more than one good healthy receiver that Tua Tagovailoa trusts?
—Omar Kelly
october 24, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
But Wilson trusts Gabe Speier, who had retired Carpenter three times in this series.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Several young players come to him for advice, and the coaching staff trusts him in the late innings.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Where other projects have found success discussing the same notions bleakly, Etzler trusts his sardonic approach will tempt audiences to let their guards down and allow the subject matter to resonate, perhaps looking inward at their own complicity in the process.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Imagine a teacher, coach, or counselor – someone your child trusts – who’s rigorously trained to protect lives, ready to run toward danger.
—Laura Carno, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
As at Four Horsemen, where an oeuf mayonnaise is zebra-striped with squid ink and humble beans are treated like precious gems, Curtola trusts his diners to venture beyond obvious crowd-pleasers.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
The grantor is the person who opens the trusts and assigns assets to the trust.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
In 2024, dynastic trusts were the buzzy vehicle for passing down wealth.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
In her line of work, Anderson has seen an increase in people establishing trusts.
—Mariah Maddox, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Her father, Raúl, once a hopeful biotechnologist, now pours his fear into strange, homemade cures no one else trusts.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Accordingly, that would mean the beneficial holding of the Levy family trusts has actually gone up, even as all of this new funding has come from elsewhere.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Abuja published guidance on how the private sector should work with government agencies to tackle financial crimes, and Pretoria has strengthened legislation on the disclosure of beneficial ownership for companies and trusts.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The definition is broad, but typically corporate landlords involve property owned by Limited Liability Companies or real estate investment trusts, according to Moore.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
The congresswoman’s office did not respond to a follow-up inquiry asking about the contents of her trusts.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusts
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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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He is whisked away from a charity basketball event to his Air Force One, where Lieutenant Commander Robert Reeves (Jonah Hauer-King) hands him the Black Bag and instructs him to choose which retaliatory strike option to approve.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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Sullivan then hands Cameron his radio and tells him to take Jones to the medic truck.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Zohran’s campaign embodied that vision, and his victory belongs to everyone who believes a better future is possible.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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He was not involved in the study, and applauds the creative insight of the researchers, but believes more evidence is needed.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Defense Priorities scholars argue that the cartels are being falsely equated with terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, and warn of mission creep without clear objectives or legal justification.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The White House, meanwhile, defended the new military offensive, stating that Trump is simply following through on his promises to combat cartels and, in doing so, is providing more transparency than past presidents.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tabor and Sheriff Jay Cantrell both said the new quarantine space, along with other spaces being added for medical care, the intake and release of detainees, and court proceedings may allow the sheriff's office to open some areas to new programming.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The family is reflecting on their experience at Knollwood in the facility-care system.—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The climate connection to nature provides one revenue stream through the voluntary carbon market in which companies can purchase credits by funding qualified forest projects.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Overseen by Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Blake Mills (Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple, John Legend), the Aurora album had cowriting credits from the likes of Marcus Mumford and Jackson Browne—way more legit than the project needed to be.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Kalshi maintains it is protected by federal law, which entrusts the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with exclusive jurisdiction over commodities and futures exchanges.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Isaac Saul,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The defeat, Nuno Espirito Santo’s first win as West Ham coach, leaves Newcastle 13th, five points ahead of West Ham in 18th and 13 points behind league leaders Arsenal.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Parsley leaves also turn bitter after bolting.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Trusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusts. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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