trusted

trusted

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹʌstɪd/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: trust‧ed

Verb

trusted

  1. simple past and past participle of trust

Adjective

trusted (comparative more trusted, superlative most trusted)

  1. reliable
    • 2013, Norm Macdonald Live, season 1, episode 8, spoken by Norm Macdonald:
      According to a new survey, Robin Roberts is America's most trusted news anchor. And America's least trusted news anchor? Matt Liar!
    • 2026 January 5, Michael Schneider, “Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After 58 Years Due to Trump Eliminating Funding”, in Variety[1], archived from the original on 7 January 2026:
      “CPB’s support extends to every corner of the country—urban, rural, tribal, and everywhere in between,” the org noted.” In many communities, public media stations are the only free source of trusted news, educational children’s programming, and local and national cultural content.”

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