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1
as in to task
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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2
as in to leave
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 entrust
Victoria entrusts Riley to lead a newborn vampire army, and once again, Edward is scared for Bella’s safety.
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Fluent in English and married to a close friend of Putin’s daughter, Dmitriev, 49, is a longtime confidante of the Russian leader, entrusted with running the country’s sovereign wealth fund and a key player in the recent high-level talks in Saudi Arabia about ending the war in Ukraine.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
His maternal grandmother raised him and his older brother, not entrusting them to one of his father’s three other wives (polygamy is common is South Sudanese culture).
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
There is only one guardrail: restoring the Constitution’s separation of powers which entrusts the war power exclusively in Congress with no incentive to exercise it except in self-defense.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Fluent in English and married to a close friend of Putin’s daughter, Dmitriev, 49, is a longtime confidante of the Russian leader, entrusted with running the country’s sovereign wealth fund and a key player in the recent high-level talks in Saudi Arabia about ending the war in Ukraine.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
His maternal grandmother raised him and his older brother, not entrusting them to one of his father’s three other wives (polygamy is common is South Sudanese culture).
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
There is only one guardrail: restoring the Constitution’s separation of powers which entrusts the war power exclusively in Congress with no incentive to exercise it except in self-defense.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrust
Verb
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Billionaire Elon Musk was initially tasked with leading DOGE.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The initiative, which is led by billionaire Tesla boss Elon Musk, was tasked with slashing federal government administration costs.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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So who ended up getting married, and who was left hanging?—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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The result was that when Biden came in, the Afghan army was broken in spirit, and the Taliban had brokered surrender deals with local Afghan commanders, and only had to wait for the U.S. to leave.—
Jamie McIntyre,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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All of it is a process of not knowing and trusting both the work itself and ourselves, constantly checking in with ourselves, our instincts, our motivations.—
Melissa Ragain,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Zelensky remained steadfast on his point that a cease-fire agreement between Ukraine and Russia wouldn't be sufficient without security guarantees from the U.S., and that Putin cannot be trusted.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
1 Mar. 2025
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Before transferring to join Clemson’s inaugural gymnastics program, Clark was also a star at Utah State University.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Bond spent two seasons with Alabama before transferring to Texas for the 2024 season.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Choosing either the Four Seasons or Boulders gives a convenient combination of accommodations, spa, food and access to four of the very best golf courses in greater Scottsdale.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Then finding a solution for them, but more give them the illusion of choice.—
Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Victoria, 32, was arrested on March 6 on charges of soliciting to commit murder and conspiring to commit murder, according to inmate records in Clark County, Nevada, obtained by PEOPLE.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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In this case, the oner isn’t used to capture just how many lives have been linked and impacted by this single act of violence, but to provide an unflinching look at the boy accused of committing it.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Washington relinquished control of the waterway to Panama on December 31, 1999, under a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Fifty-seven children have been relinquished under under safe haven laws in Connecticut since 2001, according to public testimony to the Committee on Children.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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The report acknowledges that the United States may be falling behind efforts in Europe and Asia and recommends some near-, mid-, and long-term strategies involving the national, state and local governments working with industry and regulators to help fix this.—
Nick Nuttall,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Gascón recommended their sentences of life without the possibility of parole be removed, and said they should instead be sentenced for murder, which would be a sentence of 50 years to life.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Entrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrust. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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