confide in
verb
confided in; confiding in; confides in
: to tell personal and private things to (someone)
She often confides in me.
He had no one to confide in.
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Some of Griffin's friends and family members started to suspect that Parker wasn't actually pregnant, so Parker started confiding in Simmons-Hancock, who continued to support her.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
According to the lawsuit, Alice, who had developed a close relationship with ChatGPT over more than a year of extensive conversations, confided in the chatbot about her suicidal thoughts more than a dozen times during the months leading up to her death.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 11 June 2026
About 18 months before Alice Carrier's death in July 2025, the 24-year-old had been confiding in ChatGPT about her relationship problems and suicidal feelings.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Genevieve McDonald, Platner’s former Democratic Political Director, who has taken heat for confirming the sexting scandal to the Times after Platner's wife confided in her, objected to that characterization of Fifield.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 8 June 2026
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
According to the lawsuit, Alice, who had developed a close relationship with ChatGPT over more than a year of extensive conversations, confided in the chatbot about her suicidal thoughts more than a dozen times during the months leading up to her death.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 11 June 2026
About 18 months before Alice Carrier's death in July 2025, the 24-year-old had been confiding in ChatGPT about her relationship problems and suicidal feelings.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Genevieve McDonald, Platner’s former Democratic Political Director, who has taken heat for confirming the sexting scandal to the Times after Platner's wife confided in her, objected to that characterization of Fifield.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 8 June 2026
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“Confide in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confide%20in. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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