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as in trustful
having or showing trust in another
Delia couldn't look into her dog's trusting eyes as she drove him to the vet for his vaccinations
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as in naive
readily taken advantage of
a corrupt stockbroker who preyed upon trusting customers
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as in entrusting
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
trusted the eldest child with walking the dog every morning
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as in handing
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 believing
to regard as right or true
don't trust everything you read in the newspaper
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Recent Examples of trusting
Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Icardi describes her former boss as kind, professional and trusting.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Cats are far less trusting than dogs and rarely fall for the pill-in-the-treat ploy.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Police often become less trusting and more suspicious over time.
—Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
The entertainment writer and author shares Swift’s story of taking risks, like walking away from powerhouse label RCA to strike out with an unknown, unfunded new label, and of trusting her instincts when no one else did.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Research on news attitudes highlights a new low of only 28% of Americans trusting traditional news sources.
—William Jones, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Share gently, trusting openness to deepen shared care.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Thank you for trusting us with your love stories.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Momentum came when Alabama’s manager, Dale Morris, took Chesney under his wing, the two trusting each other enough to not formalize it with a contract.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Silva deserves credit for trusting an 18-year-old to shoulder the responsibility, even when King has shown his inexperience.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Aside from his innate silliness, part of SpongeBob’s enduring charm has always been his irrationally trusting nature.
—Justin Lowe, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
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Well, one of the seven rules is to get trust, give trust, and so Wikipedia has always been very trusting.
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The Pitt gives us lots of reasons to be hesitant about trusting Al-Hashimi.
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And find a way for your agent or a trustful intermediary to tell the Heat, too.—
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Creating lasting, trustful relationships with clients takes patience, persistence, and a commitment to your values.—
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Russia is a tyranny, which makes some of us feel naive.—
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Some biologists believe that as much as 25 percent of the diet of some coyote packs in LA in the naive 1980s was human food.—
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Before dying of cancer in 2013, Chávez handpicked Maduro as his successor, entrusting him with a country already buckling under the weight of dependence on oil, and the realization that prosperity was coming to an end.—
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His solo debut, Barbarian, made more than $45 million on a budget of less than $5 million, and now Warners was entrusting the actor turned director with a movie costing eight times that.—
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In the fourth quarter and the game well in hand, Ndukwe blocked James Ferguson-Reynolds’ punt, handing IU the ball on the seven.—
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Sanders recorded 16 tackles and one forced fumble in 13 games, with Pro Football Focus handing him the third-best grade of all Texas State defenders.—
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Prosecutors released his booking photo, believing that there may be more victims.—
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The defendant and his mother frequently argued in the weeks between Wei Hou’s release from prison and the victim’s murder, with Zhu Hou believing her son was stealing cash from her to fund his drug habit, Holland said.—
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The human brain is highly susceptible to often unproductive mind-wandering, and modern technology has only made the problem worse.—
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Common Pests and Diseases Like all plants, hoyas can be susceptible to pests and diseases.—
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To get him out of his slump, Lucy tries to get Charlie more involved by appointing him director of the school Christmas play and tasking him with finding the perfect tree, while Linus shares the nativity story.—
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There is an emergent view among cognitive psychologists that episodic memories are intrinsically visual in nature and, effectively, the brain is re-tasking the navigational parts that include knowing landmarks and their relative positions as a means of organizing memories.—
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Limited backup power could knock out internet access, leaving millions to wait for instant answers.—
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Vatti said Diamantis made an $80,000 payment on the day after signing the retainer and made an additional six payments totalling $105,000 between August 2024 and February 2025, leaving the $65,000 balance.—
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“Trusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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