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as in tasked
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 handed
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 entrusted
The investigation has been entrusted to the Carabinieri of Parma and the Specialized Unit for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Bologna, under the coordination of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
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Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026
Her power expanded further when she was entrusted with managing the oil sector following corruption scandals that brought down senior figures.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The problem is not that Los Angeles cares too little about education; the problem is the unmanageable and underperforming bureaucracy to which delivering education has been entrusted.
—Daniel L Gordon, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
With Walker Monfort in charge, president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and GM Josh Byrnes have been entrusted to excavate the Rockies from the ruins.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Directed by Bao Nguyen — the Vietnamese-American filmmaker behind Netflix’s The Greatest Night in Pop — the film marks one of the rare occasions that HYBE, parent company of BTS’ label BigHit, entrusted an outsider, and a non-Korean filmmaker at that, to tell a vital chapter of the group’s story.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The legislative branch is constitutionally entrusted with the passage of legislation that, with the president’s signature, becomes law.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Our baby girl was entrusted to this facility in November 2024, seven years after this series of events began.
—Vaughan Bagley, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2026
On paper, Gosling’s turn as a CIA operative named Six who is entrusted with protecting a tween girl from an unhinged assassin should be, if not amazing, at least watchable.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026
Her power expanded further when she was entrusted with managing the oil sector following corruption scandals that brought down senior figures.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The problem is not that Los Angeles cares too little about education; the problem is the unmanageable and underperforming bureaucracy to which delivering education has been entrusted.
—Daniel L Gordon, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
With Walker Monfort in charge, president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and GM Josh Byrnes have been entrusted to excavate the Rockies from the ruins.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Directed by Bao Nguyen — the Vietnamese-American filmmaker behind Netflix’s The Greatest Night in Pop — the film marks one of the rare occasions that HYBE, parent company of BTS’ label BigHit, entrusted an outsider, and a non-Korean filmmaker at that, to tell a vital chapter of the group’s story.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The legislative branch is constitutionally entrusted with the passage of legislation that, with the president’s signature, becomes law.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Our baby girl was entrusted to this facility in November 2024, seven years after this series of events began.
—Vaughan Bagley, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2026
On paper, Gosling’s turn as a CIA operative named Six who is entrusted with protecting a tween girl from an unhinged assassin should be, if not amazing, at least watchable.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrusted
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But perhaps a few headlines should be in order for someone such as the Senate president, who is tasked with earning popular support for a legislative agenda.—
Matt Chilliak,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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While en route over the following four days, the astronauts are tasked with testing how well the Orion capsule protects against space radiation and demonstrating procedures for emergencies and other situations in anticipation of future Artemis missions.—
Tom Costello,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Yankees’ bullpen was short-handed after closer David Bednar threw 33 pitches in Saturday night’s 9-7 win, leaving him unavailable for Sunday’s game.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Someone handed the contestant, now with the blindfold removed, a giant check.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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But to those who oppose the close relationship between the United States and Israel, the incident was not an accident from half a century ago but evidence that Israel can’t be trusted.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Its founder and one-man operator, Jack Kavanagh, is trusted for his unvarnished, unbiased presentation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Third baseman Matt Chapman charged hard and fielded the ball, but the ball popped out of his glove on the exchange.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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While the storm is looming, there are new glimmers of possibility—friends can become lovers, strangers can become friends on the subway, the supermarket aisles are charged with meaning.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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But they were turned away by the guards, who told them that the ward’s detainees had been transferred elsewhere.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another possibility is that their bodies simply don’t respond as well to IVF stimulation drugs—medications that push the ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs at once that are later inseminated to make embryos that can be transferred to the uterus in the hopes of establishing a pregnancy.—
Sarah Elizabeth Richards,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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In January, a DNA profile was successfully developed and uploaded to a direct-to-consumer ancestry database while a genealogist assigned to the Riverside Cold Case Homicide Team was able to positively identify a potential match to a close relative in Alabama.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Ross, who was assigned female at birth, began feeling dysphoric around puberty.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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In the mid-2000s, Khamenei delegated some of his authority to the council to supervise the three branches of government.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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If authority is delegated, leaders must be able to trace how outcomes are derived.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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Acuña’s legs contributed to Vargas’ sixth RBI, which gave the Sox a 9-3 lead.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The news didn't impact Chicago early, as an uncontested one-handed slam by Matas Buzelis gave the Bulls an early 5-2 lead and led to an angry timeout by Spurs coach Mitch Johnson 71 seconds into the game.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Entrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrusted. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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