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as in concedes
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 confesses
Oswalt confesses being bewildered by Bamford at first.
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Patrick Bateman famously confesses near the end of the novel, only to realize that confession itself changes nothing.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
When Hiro confesses his love to Mu-hee, Ho-jin must interpret.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Despite often appearing invincible on the tennis court, Djokovic confesses to one major weakness off it.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
In the book, Poppy doesn’t run after Alex, but finds him in the local dive bar and confesses her love in front of all his coworkers.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Mindy confesses that Nico is stressed about money.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Borovinsky confesses this may not be the best pillow for stomach sleepers, as its thickness might make stomach or side sleepers a bit uncomfortable.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
The Brooklyn foursome of Model/Actriz confesses to this secret on an album that captures the tricky relationship between individuality and voyeurism.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Patrick Bateman famously confesses near the end of the novel, only to realize that confession itself changes nothing.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
When Hiro confesses his love to Mu-hee, Ho-jin must interpret.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Despite often appearing invincible on the tennis court, Djokovic confesses to one major weakness off it.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
In the book, Poppy doesn’t run after Alex, but finds him in the local dive bar and confesses her love in front of all his coworkers.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Mindy confesses that Nico is stressed about money.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Borovinsky confesses this may not be the best pillow for stomach sleepers, as its thickness might make stomach or side sleepers a bit uncomfortable.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
The Brooklyn foursome of Model/Actriz confesses to this secret on an album that captures the tricky relationship between individuality and voyeurism.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confesses
Verb
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The border was a mess, that everybody admits.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2026
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Eaton, too, admits the price and hype of the big game have gotten to be a lot.—
Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Going into Wednesday’s games, the Lakers rank 27th in opposing field goal percentage and 24th in defensive rating, an estimate of the amount of points a team concedes across a 100-possession span.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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McDermott avoids houseplants for a simple house but concedes that any small, tidy plant that doesn't require much upkeep would be fine.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But Chuck Smith, editor of the Marysville Appeal-Democrat, acknowledges another date as the city’s birthday.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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For Black women, the danger is real, Jean acknowledges.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Confesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confesses. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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