confide in
phrasal 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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But to those who have spent years caring for and confiding in their AI partners – their relationships feel real.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
On the other hand, everyone came to see you and confide in you.
—Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Nonetheless, teachers listen when students confide in them about such problems, and these discussions can add to STS development.
—Bruce Plopper, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Neither Silvia nor Guojun showed up at the hospital on Mother’s Day, 2025, when the Pennsylvania surrogate who’d confided in Elliott was wheeled into an operating room for a C-section.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
On the other hand, everyone came to see you and confide in you.
—Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Nonetheless, teachers listen when students confide in them about such problems, and these discussions can add to STS development.
—Bruce Plopper, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Neither Silvia nor Guojun showed up at the hospital on Mother’s Day, 2025, when the Pennsylvania surrogate who’d confided in Elliott was wheeled into an operating room for a C-section.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Confide in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confide%20in. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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