1
as in admitted
to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid
the thief confessed to dozens of robberies
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2
as in acknowledged
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
political prisoners, under threat of torture, forced to confess their guilt
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Recent Examples of confessed
The suspect previously confessed to the crime and has never claimed to be innocent.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
William Heirens later confessed to the murders.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Mann confessed that his English wasn’t quite good enough to appreciate Joyce.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Season 7 wrapped with Grazzini’s character cozying up to a visiting medical investigator who had confessed her crush on him.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Theah Loudemia Russell, 19, confessed to suffocating Harvey and attempting to suffocate another child, according to murder and assault charges.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Cheryl’s father had died years earlier, not knowing that someone had confessed.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
Officers reviewed surveillance video from the a business in the 1300 block of Northwest Sixth Street where the man had allegedly confessed.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
At 15, after an hours-long interrogation, Palacios falsely confessed to involvement in a 2007 gang shooting in Hollywood.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
William Heirens later confessed to the murders.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Mann confessed that his English wasn’t quite good enough to appreciate Joyce.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Season 7 wrapped with Grazzini’s character cozying up to a visiting medical investigator who had confessed her crush on him.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Theah Loudemia Russell, 19, confessed to suffocating Harvey and attempting to suffocate another child, according to murder and assault charges.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Cheryl’s father had died years earlier, not knowing that someone had confessed.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
Officers reviewed surveillance video from the a business in the 1300 block of Northwest Sixth Street where the man had allegedly confessed.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
At 15, after an hours-long interrogation, Palacios falsely confessed to involvement in a 2007 gang shooting in Hollywood.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confessed
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Madis Muller, a member of the European Central Bank's governing council, admitted that the probability of a rate hike has increased, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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The policy, announced in August, requires schools to submit disaggregated data on gender, race, grade-point averages and test scores of applicants, admitted students and enrolled students by March 18.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Grall acknowledged that some Floridians who are already registered to vote would have to produce more documents to stay on the rolls.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist and director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University, acknowledged that diagnosing measles is a major challenge, emphasizing that coordination among public health agencies is critical in overcoming that challenge.—
Andrew Jones,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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There’s no doubt the Chicago Stars saw Evans as a potential cure for what was the leakiest defense in the NWSL last season (54 goals conceded, 12 more than the next worst).—
Theo Lloyd-Hughes,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Blue Jackets have a -3 scoring differential, with 199 total goals scored and 202 conceded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Confessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confessed. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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