1
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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2
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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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
Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 June 2026
Brand sentiment, the real measure of a creator's intrinsic value, the strength of their network and how much their audience genuinely trusts them.
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Taylor Reilly,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Google seemingly trusts itself to keep that data secure, but some rinky-dink startup in Europe?
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Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
If emotions rise, pause to name the concern, then restate the common goal so the discussion shifts from blame toward practical steps and timelines everyone trusts.
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Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Pipelines fund landowner trusts.
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Warren Wimmer,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Tuchel clearly trusts Stones, despite his lack of game time last season.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Someone who embraces artistic risk and trusts us with her memories, grudges, thoughts, and secrets for years and years.
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Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
From the very first shots, we are taken in by an unpretentious filmmaker completely clear in his intention, someone who trusts both himself and us.
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Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Fund community land trusts that help keep housing stock affordable.
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Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Investors looking for stability during volatile periods often turn to dividend stocks — including real estate investment trusts.
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Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
The conversation had been outsourced to binders, boardroom‑style family meetings, or, often, to trusts written decades earlier and revisited only with accountants.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
According to court documents obtained by The Times, Rob and Michele Reiner established individual trusts for Nick and his siblings, Jake and Romy Reiner, more than 30 years ago.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
The couple established individual trusts for all three of their children.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
Neither Matt Sheehy nor representatives for Tallgrass responded to questions about the trusts.
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Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
Any taxpayer, including individuals, small businesses, large corporations, estates and trusts, could be eligible, Collins said.
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Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Verb
Calling 40-year-old goalkeeper Manuel Neuer out of retirement for the tournament is an indication of the lack of world-class players head coach Julian Nagelsmann trusts.
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Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 June 2026
Brand sentiment, the real measure of a creator's intrinsic value, the strength of their network and how much their audience genuinely trusts them.
—
Taylor Reilly,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Google seemingly trusts itself to keep that data secure, but some rinky-dink startup in Europe?
—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
If emotions rise, pause to name the concern, then restate the common goal so the discussion shifts from blame toward practical steps and timelines everyone trusts.
—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Pipelines fund landowner trusts.
—
Warren Wimmer,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Tuchel clearly trusts Stones, despite his lack of game time last season.
—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Someone who embraces artistic risk and trusts us with her memories, grudges, thoughts, and secrets for years and years.
—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
From the very first shots, we are taken in by an unpretentious filmmaker completely clear in his intention, someone who trusts both himself and us.
—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
Noun
Thus, effective asset protection generally involves only irrevocable trusts, but these can be complicated (and thus relatively expensive) from tax and administration standpoints so smallish investors are loathe to create them.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Fund community land trusts that help keep housing stock affordable.
—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Investors looking for stability during volatile periods often turn to dividend stocks — including real estate investment trusts.
—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
The conversation had been outsourced to binders, boardroom‑style family meetings, or, often, to trusts written decades earlier and revisited only with accountants.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
According to court documents obtained by The Times, Rob and Michele Reiner established individual trusts for Nick and his siblings, Jake and Romy Reiner, more than 30 years ago.
—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
The couple established individual trusts for all three of their children.
—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
Neither Matt Sheehy nor representatives for Tallgrass responded to questions about the trusts.
—
Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
Any taxpayer, including individuals, small businesses, large corporations, estates and trusts, could be eligible, Collins said.
—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusts
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Team JavaJuice is a team organized for FIRST Tech Challenge, a program that tasks students and their mentors with a hands-on engineering challenge of building and programming competitive, classroom-scale robots for a game that is released annually in September.
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Hence the brand tasks perfumers to encapsulate mundane episodes in bottles.
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For my own hat, Adams hands the shaping over to Ryan McBride, a fellow manager who has worked alongside him for most of Adam's tenure.
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Suffering from a broken rib and sinus infection, Remco Evenepoel hands his bidon to a child on the roadside and dismounts his bike.
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Ubel believes having multiple Mass options is about inclusion rather than division.
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He is driven, uncompromising, and firmly believes that his job is to document reality, not interfere with it.
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The country had spent the last decade grappling with a war between the state and the myriad narco-terrorist cartels.
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Cepeda had participated in and continued throughout the campaign to promote negotiations with guerrillas and cartels.
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The government sets prices One basic reason why doctors earn a lot is that medical care costs a lot, researchers say.
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Talat’s mocktails display the same thoughtfulness, intention and care as the food.
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DoorDash your groceries to your door DoorDash Pass members get 5% back in credits on pick-up orders and $0 delivery fees.
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The perks associated with these cards, like dining credits, hotel upgrades and digital partnerships, help offset the cost.
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And Curry entrusts his considerable talent to Kerr, who can look at his star point guard and just about diagnose his disposition.
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The host of the massacre is the powerful tycoon Chester Danforth (filmmaker David Cronenberg), a hotel and casino impresario, who entrusts the actual event planning to his adult children, twins Ursula and Titus (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy).
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The set up leaves California vulnerable to the unpredictable nature of the stock market, dramatic swings in revenue and, in recent years, reliant on poor projections.
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Durica said the event that shaped the world leaves behind much more than a board game and a marvel of engineering.
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