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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Paul doesn’t have any friends to confide in, while his ex-wife (Donzelli) and kids have moved far away to Montreal.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
In the finale, an upset Will confides in his wife, Haley (Zoë Soul), venting about his dad shutting down the project and his own uncertainty about the future.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For many, an AI bot feels safer than confiding in parents or peers, without fearing judgment.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
The woman had, however, confided in her sister, who had visited her a year prior and assured her of her support.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
In the finale, an upset Will confides in his wife, Haley (Zoë Soul), venting about his dad shutting down the project and his own uncertainty about the future.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For many, an AI bot feels safer than confiding in parents or peers, without fearing judgment.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
The woman had, however, confided in her sister, who had visited her a year prior and assured her of her support.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Confide in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confide%20in. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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