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as in to entrust
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
trusted the eldest child with walking the dog every morning
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as in to hand
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 to believe
to regard as right or true
don't trust everything you read in the newspaper
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as in confidence
firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something
a relationship of mutual trust between lawyer and client
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as in cartel
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 custody
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 credit
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 trust
Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Ukrainians see Russia’s war goals in existential terms Neither Zelenskyy nor most Ukrainians trust Putin – hence there’s a strong preference for any agreement being accompanied by security guarantees from NATO states.
—Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Staying true to local roots fosters trust, loyalty and differentiation in a crowded market.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Given the divisive nature of our politics, a shutdown could deal a further blow to trust or could boost it.
—Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Ukrainians see Russia’s war goals in existential terms Neither Zelenskyy nor most Ukrainians trust Putin – hence there’s a strong preference for any agreement being accompanied by security guarantees from NATO states.
—Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Building trust between Alibaba co-founders Jack Ma and Joe Tsai, the rest of the executive team at Alibaba, and the Yahoo board and management team, was not easy, but Reses says coming in with new ideas and none of the existing corporate baggage helped.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Staying true to local roots fosters trust, loyalty and differentiation in a crowded market.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trust
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Trump also recently entrusted Vance to travel to the Munich Security Conference in Germany as the face of his administration, where Vance scolded European allies for not doing more to protect free speech.—
Anna Giaritelli,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
5 Mar. 2025
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If states, pension plans and even some endowments actively invest into bitcoin and other cryptoassets those investments are – be default – being made with the funds of others that have been entrusted to fund managers.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Tigers recorded 39 shots compared with just 10 for the Lancers, as Towson handed Longwood (0-7) its biggest loss of the season.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2025
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In late January, FEMA provided that, handing her the keys to a temporary trailer at a quiet mobile home park in Black Mountain.—
Ames Alexander (INACTIVE0,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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Turk-Browne believes there are multiple possible explanations, including the theory that those recollections simply never make it to the long-term storage regions of the brain.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 Mar. 2025
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About six people, believed to be teenagers, fled the house and ran into the nearby Edenwald Houses, according to police sources.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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During a new episode of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcast that aired Tuesday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the reason the popularity of Democrats is plummeting is because of the loss of confidence among members of their own party.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Analyst Andres Sheppard cited several factors that give Cantor confidence in the company, including plans for autonomous rideshare services and humanoid robots.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Justice Department has determined that Chinese firms have supplied the chemicals Mexican cartels use to make the deadly opioid, and Chinese networks are suspected of laundering drug profits.—
Myron Brilliant,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
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These are mostly foreign fraud cartels that prey on unsuspecting clients throughout the world.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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White was arrested for the murder the following month and is currently in custody serving a nine-year sentence for gun charges.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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As if that weren’t enough, Swift is also allegedly involved in a difficult custody situation involving her godson with actress Jaime King and filmmaker Kyle Newman.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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Of course, Trump is eagerly taking credit for a handful of positive data points while blaming his predecessor for, or simply shrugging at, all the bad news.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Blue Devils deserve credit for winning the ACC tournament without Flagg.—
Scott Phillips,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has been focused on an overhaul of the federal government, with tech billionaire Elon Musk tasked with finding ways to cut spending and workers.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
15 Mar. 2025
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At that point, no one will be counting pennies—except, of course, for the Bills front office staff tasked with maintaining related cap allocations for years afterward.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trust. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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