1
as in confessed
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
the host of the talk show eventually admitted that she hadn't actually read the book you can't bring yourself to admit your mistakes
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2
as in received
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
she was admitted to Harvard
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3
as in owned (up)
to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid
I admit to some suspicions about the new neighbors
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Recent Examples of admitted
He was set to go on trial in September, but on April 8, Heuermann appeared in court and admitted his guilt in all seven killings between 1993 and 2010.
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ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
This law placed a restrictive cap on the number of Jews who could be admitted into Hungarian universities.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Children from families in the top 1%, for example, were nearly 60% more likely to be admitted into an elite university compared with middle-class applicants.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
While her fashion remains on the cutting edge, Jenner recently admitted that her personal life is becoming increasingly centered on family.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Deleon is associate chief medical officer and a pediatric hospitalist at Oklahoma Children’s OU Health where there’s been a steady influx of children admitted for rotavirus over the last two months.
—Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Zarba admitted it was reviewed in the locker room at halftime by his crew, as many plays were.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
After years of addiction, Cornett, who’s from South Eastern Kentucky, admitted himself in 2022 to ARC.
—Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
He was admitted 10 days ago and was cared for by the incredible team there.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
This law placed a restrictive cap on the number of Jews who could be admitted into Hungarian universities.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Children from families in the top 1%, for example, were nearly 60% more likely to be admitted into an elite university compared with middle-class applicants.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
While her fashion remains on the cutting edge, Jenner recently admitted that her personal life is becoming increasingly centered on family.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Deleon is associate chief medical officer and a pediatric hospitalist at Oklahoma Children’s OU Health where there’s been a steady influx of children admitted for rotavirus over the last two months.
—Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Zarba admitted it was reviewed in the locker room at halftime by his crew, as many plays were.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
After years of addiction, Cornett, who’s from South Eastern Kentucky, admitted himself in 2022 to ARC.
—Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
He was admitted 10 days ago and was cared for by the incredible team there.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admitted
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In an interview with The Times, Sid confessed that the whole thing was a lie concocted by a publicist in the 1940s.—
Anabel Sosa,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Flores confessed when police questioned him, authorities said in court filings.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Then, in late December, PowerSchool received a series of threatening messages claiming to be from a global cybercrime syndicate.—
Mike Levine,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Based on the investigation before the inspection, the Human Trafficking Unit had developed probable cause and received search warrants for two businesses in Flower Mound.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Iran has also acknowledged indirect talks.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The city of San Jose has acknowledged some criticism of the cameras and location data.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Jets have conceded 232 goals while scoring 222 for a -10 scoring differential.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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In an interview with NBC News, a former commander with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s powerful paramilitary group, conceded that many of the regime’s conditions were unlikely to be accepted by Washington but insisted Tehran was prepared to make concessions.—
Katherine Doyle,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The two men spoke with disdain for Europe, and Szijjártó agreed to help in removing an Uzbek-Russian oligarch’s sister from a European sanctions list.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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State officials say federal agents first agreed to work with them at the scenes of the Good and Sosa-Celis shootings, then federal officials later took control of the evidence.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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