1
as in confessions
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
by her own admission, her cooking is not the greatest
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as in accessions
the means or right of entering or participating in
no admission unless accompanied by an adult
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Recent Examples of admissions
Thirty-four states have some form of admissions or amusement tax generally running from 3% to 10%.
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Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
July’s Swag rebuffed months of speculation about the artist’s mental well-being with admissions of imperfections and odes to romantic seclusion.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The new facility will serve as a focal point for engineering students, with student support services like academic counseling, tutoring and admissions also lodged in the four-story, 114,000-square-foot building.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Economic inequality coupled with racial discrimination in admissions meant most Black families remained systematically excluded from private schools.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The school in the past year has delayed hiring, limited travel, imposed spending restrictions, and adjusted admissions and financial aid packages.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025
States reporting progress, including Rhode Island and Oregon, have seen reductions in avoidable hospital admissions, ER visits, and use of specialist services, consistent with national research linking primary care investment to decreased high-cost care.
—Web Golinkin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Officials also demanded reforms to admissions and oversight of course content and threatened to remove its tax-exempt status.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The publication considered financial aid, academic rigor and admissions selectivity, as well as overall costs after aid, to determine the colleges that deliver the best value.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
July’s Swag rebuffed months of speculation about the artist’s mental well-being with admissions of imperfections and odes to romantic seclusion.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The new facility will serve as a focal point for engineering students, with student support services like academic counseling, tutoring and admissions also lodged in the four-story, 114,000-square-foot building.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Economic inequality coupled with racial discrimination in admissions meant most Black families remained systematically excluded from private schools.
—Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The school in the past year has delayed hiring, limited travel, imposed spending restrictions, and adjusted admissions and financial aid packages.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025
States reporting progress, including Rhode Island and Oregon, have seen reductions in avoidable hospital admissions, ER visits, and use of specialist services, consistent with national research linking primary care investment to decreased high-cost care.
—Web Golinkin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Officials also demanded reforms to admissions and oversight of course content and threatened to remove its tax-exempt status.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The publication considered financial aid, academic rigor and admissions selectivity, as well as overall costs after aid, to determine the colleges that deliver the best value.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admissions
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The director does get solid performances out of his French and Italian cast, with the engaging Ronchi (Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams) playing a softspoken woman who seems to be in some kind of permanent stupor until her confessions bring her back to life.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
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The cats kept them up each night with their incessant whining and scratching at their doors.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Picture yourself in a rocking chair on your wraparound porch, French doors wide open, and no clutter in sight.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Book through various companies such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up on any of the nearby public beach accesses.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
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The right way to think about dollars is as entries in an accounting ledger.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Other new entries painted a picture of Minnesota’s evolving tastes and demographics.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Stolyar said entrances were placed on the north and west sides, and the building is more centered on the property.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Orientation, such as whether the cabochons appear as diamonds or squares when viewed from room entrances, can also affect how the flooring pattern is perceived.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The group lost their keys during their excursion, so the rangers provided the group a ride to their rental lodging.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Much like the quarterback communication system, the playcaller calls the play in from the sideline, and sometimes provides keys the green dot should look for before the play.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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EnGenius has pioneered mobile-first provisioning so that networking equipment like routers, switches, gateways and access points can be set up using a smartphone and the EnGenius Cloud To-Go app.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Through such partnerships, Lunate has become one of the region’s fastest-growing gateways to alternative investors looking to deploy the Gulf’s vast wealth.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Call Carolyn Donaldson for tickets and information at 305-519-7100.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Single tickets bought in Michigan, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming matched all five numbers except for the Powerball and added the Power Play worth $2 million each.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Admissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admissions. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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