entrusting

verb

variants also intrusting
present participle of entrust
1
as in trusting
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 handing
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 entrusting Of course, entrusting waste management to gangsters and racketeers has repercussions. — Literary Hub, 8 July 2026 Vance is still the default nominee, and Trump entrusting him with an Iran deal that could make or break his presidency is a sign of Vance’s clout, the person added. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Brisson is arguably the sport’s biggest agent, and Trocheck — after nearly getting dealt at the March trade deadline — is entrusting him to facilitate a desirable move this summer. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 24 June 2026 After, Roelker earned the confidence of Musk and a key lieutenant, Mark Juncosa, who began entrusting him with increasingly important projects, including flight software for Falcon Heavy, Crew Dragon, early versions of Starship, and, of course, the Starlink Internet constellation. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 Finance leaders should carefully assess regulatory compliance, financial stability, cybersecurity protections and business continuity capabilities before entrusting critical financial functions to a new platform. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 McConnell gets solid performances from his actors, none more so than Yurich, who obviously took a leap by entrusting his story to someone else but pours himself into the role to a degree that suggests complete trust. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 What to read next NASA also wants SpaceX and Blue Origin to fully demonstrate successful uncrewed touchdowns on the moon, and liftoffs back to lunar orbit, before entrusting the lives of astronauts aboard the landers. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 May 2026 But whether the club starts entrusting him with more difficult situations or keeps using him in lower-leverage spots, Samaniego said he’ll be prepared no matter what. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrusting
  1. trusting
  2. handing
  3. tasking
  4. leaving
  5. charging
  6. transferring
  7. assigning
  8. giving
Verb
  • As the use of AI increases, financial experts say consumers should be cautious about fully trusting these tools.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • An institution only needs to make the second version of reaching easier than the first, often enough, for long enough, that physicians stop trusting their own judgment and become reliant on a shortcut.
    — Frances Mei Hardin, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of trusting
Verb
  • Trump may gloat about the earnings, but that did nothing to address the very real national security concerns with handing our greatest adversary a leg up in the artificial intelligence race.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There’s an urge to preserve something sacred and ancient, to avoid handing everything over to our brightly lit, modern world.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of handing
Verb
  • This year, the county board indicated its plans to use little to no reserves to balance the general fund portion of the county’s fiscal year 2027 budget, tasking board members with finding other ways to balance it.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this year, Netchex bought the company for an undisclosed sum, tasking Mesh’s founders with putting AI to work on common HR problems.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of tasking
Verb
  • In the 1950s, much of the Jewish community in Kochi (historically known as Cochin), a seaport on India’s southwestern coast, immigrated to Israel, leaving behind their homes, synagogues and cemeteries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • However, the value for the sun’s diameter appears to be wrong, leaving eclipse maps — projections of the moon’s shadow — slightly askew.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaving
Verb
  • Cruising Speed For cruise travelers and international travelers who need to manage multiple devices in limited spaces, the compact design is an alternative to carrying multiple charging accessories or power bricks.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Nothing most prominently uses the colors in the center of the charging case (which is otherwise clear plastic), the speaker driver housing, and the eartips.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of charging
Verb
  • He was rushed to Luton and Dunstable Hospital, where doctors restarted his heart before transferring him to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London for specialist care.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • These refillable travel atomizers solve all three problems by transferring your favorite scent into a slim, TSA-friendly bottle that barely takes up any room.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of transferring
Verb
  • Instead of assigning the entire calculation to the quantum processor, QC Ware split the workflow between classical and quantum systems.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That means assigning the right people, enough budget and clear accountability.
    — Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigning
Verb
  • Meidroth greeted Julian Garcia with a drive to left field for his 12th homer, giving the White Sox a 3-0 lead.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Valkyries have four days off between Wednesday’s game against the Sky and their Monday showdown with the Wings, giving Stokes time to recover from her concussion.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of giving

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