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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2
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
The complaint focuses not only on admissions, but also on campus facilities.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
The elite college admissions process has become a trial that harms our children.
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Scott White,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Florida’s public universities moved a step closer Thursday to barring undocumented students from enrolling, after the Florida Board of Governors unanimously advanced an admissions change that could take effect in the 2027-28 academic year.
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Vera Lucia Pappaterra,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
In that opinion, Sotomayor criticized the court’s majority for effectively ending affirmative action in college admissions.
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The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Spain registered 65 million admissions and box office takings of €453 million, a 5% drop.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
The film attracted over 16,000 admissions across 95 screens on its opening day and surpassed 54,000 admissions ($450,000 equivalent) during its first weekend of release.
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Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
22 June 2026
When treatment gets interrupted, people end up hospitalized, and each of those admissions costs a plan somewhere between $8,000 and $15,000.
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Ganesh Padmanabhan,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
On Friday, the federal government said in a court filing that the Air Force Academy has also ended race-conscious admissions.
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Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
The elite college admissions process has become a trial that harms our children.
—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Florida’s public universities moved a step closer Thursday to barring undocumented students from enrolling, after the Florida Board of Governors unanimously advanced an admissions change that could take effect in the 2027-28 academic year.
—
Vera Lucia Pappaterra,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
In that opinion, Sotomayor criticized the court’s majority for effectively ending affirmative action in college admissions.
—
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Spain registered 65 million admissions and box office takings of €453 million, a 5% drop.
—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
The film attracted over 16,000 admissions across 95 screens on its opening day and surpassed 54,000 admissions ($450,000 equivalent) during its first weekend of release.
—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
22 June 2026
When treatment gets interrupted, people end up hospitalized, and each of those admissions costs a plan somewhere between $8,000 and $15,000.
—
Ganesh Padmanabhan,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
On Friday, the federal government said in a court filing that the Air Force Academy has also ended race-conscious admissions.
—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admissions
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Sitting around a table in the soundstage where the pilot for I Love Lucy was filmed, the six of them tailored the roles to the actors and infused the script with arguments, embarrassments, and confessions from their own relationships.
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The newspapers drew from publicly available records, such as arrests, lawsuits and confessions.
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Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.
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Trump will make a rare trip to Capitol Hill on June 24 to address Senate Republicans behind closed doors.
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French doors at the far end spill open to the garden and pool area, with landscaping courtesy of Sheila Wertimer.
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Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses.
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Rather than pursuing code maliciousness, limit code behavior regarding networking calls, file accesses and memory execution.
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Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him.
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New entries include Neon horror feature Leviticus.
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Thirty minutes after gates were meant to open to the free event, small crowds were still waiting outside security entrances as organizers sorted out power outages and moved the last of the construction material out of view.
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These areas often have awkward entrances and lack ventilation, which allows heat to build quickly.
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Safely store your phone, wallet, keys, passport, and other belongings in the two zippered pockets.
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The peripherals feature nostalgic design elements, including yellow arrow keys reminiscent of the N64's C buttons and classic red, blue, and green button colors.
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No other airline has plans to compete with the carrier, sticking instead to traditional one-stop gateways, like Dubai, Los Angeles, or Singapore.
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That are insufficient because gateways don’t see the action taking place.
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“Admissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admissions. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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