trusted

verb

Definition of trustednext
past tense of trust
1
as in entrusted
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to trusted the eldest child with walking the dog every morning

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2
as in handed
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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3
as in believed
to regard as right or true don't trust everything you read in the newspaper

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusted
  1. handed
  2. believed
  3. accepted
  4. transferred
  5. delegated
  6. gave
  7. delivered
  8. recommended
Verb
  • Angel City was fined $200,000, was handed a three-point deduction in the standings and president Julie Uhrman and general manager Angela Hucles Mangano were suspended from any duties related to player transactions for the remainder of the 2024 calendar year.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • During a visit with family in London, Johnson’s brother-in-law handed him a Tottenham jacket.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of handed
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  • Borgwardt also is also alleged to have taken photos of his passport, moved funds to a foreign bank and changed his email address, and he was believed to have been communicating with a woman from Uzbekistan, Podoll said.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Bozanich believed the claims of abuse were false.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of believed
Verb
  • Comments on that plan are being accepted through Friday.
    Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Owens is alleged to have accepted $125,000 in cash from one of the agents on the yacht, according to the indictment.
    Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of accepted
Verb
  • Two others, Pat Brady and Jason Corbett, have also been sentenced to life, but like Daniel, have yet to be transferred.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • About 30 players transferred after the 2022 season when David Shaw retired or after Stanford went 3-9 in Taylor’s first year.
    Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of transferred
Verb
  • The responsibility of drafting specific regulations and implementing the reporting standards was delegated to the California Air Resources Board.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In swing counties like Erie, the Harris campaign appears to have delegated the task of promoting this agenda to Walz, who is accustomed to addressing voters in the heartland.
    Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of delegated
Verb
  • For example, the Center of Collegiate Mental Health found that counseling centers gave 56% of all appointments to 20% of clients.
    Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Gavin gave of his whole self to our community, both in his performances and his charitable work.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of gave
Verb
  • It was delivered to Laurie already outfitted with her own fine china, silverware, and even loose furniture.
    Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The stock has delivered a total return of roughly 33% over the past year.
    GuruFocus, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of delivered
Verb
  • The prosecution had recommended a prison sentence of six to seven months, but the judge ordered the longer sentence, based on seriousness of the case.
    Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors.
    Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of recommended
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