admissions

noun

plural of admission
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 To achieve growth for both undergrad and graduate students, the admissions office is sending two staff members to India under memorandums of understanding and partnerships with organizations in that country. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 And Ziyu Gao, the club’s vp, posts TikToks about the process of getting into USC; a 2025 clip, which shows her real-time reactions to her college admissions decisions, has amassed nearly half a million views. — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 The admissions board will then turn to high school course requirements, submitting an initial report to the council in May 2027; the regents would take up any course changes at an unspecified later date. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 The same is true for the admissions process and the modern job market. — Joash Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Maternity care represents the largest driver of hospital admissions for many employers, especially those with younger populations. — Jeff Levin-Scherz, STAT, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admissions
  1. confessions
  2. accessions
  3. doors
  4. accesses
  5. entries
  6. entrances
  7. keys
  8. gateways
Noun
  • When a suspect finally talks Kennedy said confessions play a larger role in solving cold cases than many people realize.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 July 2026
  • Among his vulnerable confessions include a detailed recollection of his first love, Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), who became a vampire with Lestat.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of confessions
Noun
  • Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Definition of accessions
Noun
  • Walking through the doors of Valkyrie Arms Training in Meridian, you are greeted by a large mural of 19th century women on the Western frontier, dressed in period gowns and gazing into the distance — and wielding firearms.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
  • Entertaining spaces spill outdoors via large sliding glass doors onto a covered patio and upper balcony, while a wine cellar offers a fitting place to unwind after a day on the links.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • This discipline involves architecting the entire information ecosystem an AI agent accesses—codebase structure, team standards, documentation and institutional knowledge (the unwritten rules and patterns teams develop over time).
    — Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of accesses
Noun
  • The database entries do not list any citations or penalties on the inspection-detail pages.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The charter system was created to generate immediate value for NTT IndyCar Series team owners and their entries and is expected to grow over time as the sport continues its upward trajectory.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of entries
Noun
  • Three entry points Visitors have three choices to enter the Okefenokee — the east, west and north entrances, each with its own public amenities and natural qualities.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
  • The city’s Historic Preservation Committee also recommended adding signs and monuments along Elk Grove Boulevard to mark entrances into the historic district, according to the staff report.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of entrances
Noun
  • There’s also the technical and organizational overhead of maintaining and supporting old versions and their associated keys indefinitely.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • Being an 80% keyboard, the MQ80 has the exact same number as tenkeyless, but IQUNIX compresses the layout, shifting the arrow keys, delete, home, end, page up and page down and others to the right.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Definition of keys
Noun
  • The airline serves 12 major gateways in the United States, including New York (JFK), Newark, Los Angeles, Chicago O’Hare, Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, San Francisco, Washington Dulles, Miami, Seattle/Tacoma, and Orlando.
    — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
  • Organizations should implement identity and access controls, apply policy enforcement layers and action restrictions, and use sandboxing and centralized gateways for all interactions.
    — Sumeet Agrawal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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