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also intrust
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
The elevation of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, to pope marks the first time someone from the U.S. has been entrusted with what is arguably the highest-profile position in global religion.
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Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Instead, why not entrust the resistance to the tens of thousands of local governments?
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Lawmakers should think twice before entrusting the government with control over the health care system.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
The solemn requiem mass ended with a concluding prayer formally entrusting Francis to God as his casket was brought back into St. Peter’s as bells tolled a death knell.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
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Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Instead, why not entrust the resistance to the tens of thousands of local governments?
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Lawmakers should think twice before entrusting the government with control over the health care system.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
The solemn requiem mass ended with a concluding prayer formally entrusting Francis to God as his casket was brought back into St. Peter’s as bells tolled a death knell.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrust
Verb
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As state and federal arts funding diminishes, arts organizations are tasked with finding individual donors to continue functioning.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Devon is now tasked with taking care of their ailing father (Bill Camp), who’s been diagnosed with early-onset dementia.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Place the basil leaves (and optional lemon zest) into a clean glass jar.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The judge will be left to decide how the company should be punished, concluding the biggest tech antitrust case in 25 years.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Just before Crespi players went to hit in the bottom of the seventh, catcher Landon Hodge gathered his teammates in the dugout and reminded them to trust one another.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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And when voters who don’t trust City Hall rejected a 1 percentage point sales-tax increase in November.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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The Department of Agriculture’s Poultry and Animal Health then stepped in and transferred the chicks to the First State Animal Center and SPCA.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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But then officials said the baby had been sent to the local civil-affairs office, which had transferred her to an orphanage.—
Barbara Demick,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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But there are few substitutes for availability, and no player has given more to Spurs this season than Porro.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The second half was much quieter and gave me space to seek out more personal, intimate stories.—
Emily Bogle,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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And lastly, Kessler is committing to building a strong financial footing for the tour in its next 75 years.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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One episode was based on a study by Harvard psychiatrist Felton Earls showing that kids exposed to gunfire were more likely to commit violence.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Despite bipartisan and nearly unequivocal support for Gypsum Canyon in the intervening four years, Agran has refused to relinquish his goal of completing a veterans cemetery in Irvine.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history as part of a settlement with one of the subjects’ descendants.—
Leah Willingham,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 May 2025
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It‘s recommended that adults get 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night for optimal brain health, and to go to bed and wake up around the same time each day.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
21 May 2025
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All the iced tea pitchers on our list are dishwasher safe, but many require top rack loading or recommend hand washing.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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“Entrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrust. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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