confesses

present tense third-person singular of confess

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Recent Examples of confesses Marshall later confesses everything to Charles, Oliver, and Mabel before attempting to kill them. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Go Hasegawa, who is in the process of designing one of the property’s 13 vacation homes, confesses that having complete creative control has instead been a source of stress. Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025 The Truth Teller staff raises a toast in the hotel bar to celebrate, as Nicole confesses to Mare that Detrick broke up with her. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 7 Sep. 2025 Francoise confesses that her Hyde condition is killing her — each transition steals away some humanity until there is none left. Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025 There, Kendra confesses to sending the messages. EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025 In the season two episode with Chef José Andrés, the Duchess of Sussex confesses that Prince Harry isn't a fan of a certain type of seafood. Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Maggie confesses that, on the night of that party, Hank forced himself upon her after walking her home. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025 The wrecking begins when Carey (Marvin), Paul’s best friend, ill-advisedly sleeps with Julie—and then, more ill-advisedly still, confesses it to Paul the next day. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confesses
Verb
  • Marandi admits the performance was unexpected.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The company admits, however, that determined actors can still bypass safeguards.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Piastri concedes and gives the place back.
    Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Even so, Whiddett concedes that bespoke remains the bigger prize.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Leadership Development Approach From the outset of launching Apex, Iftiu acknowledges that his biggest learning curve involved shifting focus from personal production to leadership multiplication.
    William Jones, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • These are all challenges that new BOP Director William Marshall III acknowledges.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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