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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
Kylie confesses that this trip isn’t just for the girls.
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Thankfully, as Hank sleepily confesses, James got away.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
After Tom shares the analogy of the bird that can’t find its way home with Robbie (Tom Pelphrey), the on-the-run thief confesses to seeing himself in the bird.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Think of the economic arrangement between William and Eugene in Queer or the generational attitudes at play when Elio’s father confesses his own potential queerness to him in Call Me By Your Name.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
Weatherald confesses to being a lazy cricketer in his youth, in part because of the cruisy nature of a Darwin upbringing.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
During the actual ceremony, Ozzy confesses that he was overcome with emotion.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 Oct. 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, 6 Oct. 2025
Every so often, Nelson cranks up the salsa music and busts a move, and Nick confesses that his real dream is to be a choreographer.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Thankfully, as Hank sleepily confesses, James got away.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
After Tom shares the analogy of the bird that can’t find its way home with Robbie (Tom Pelphrey), the on-the-run thief confesses to seeing himself in the bird.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Think of the economic arrangement between William and Eugene in Queer or the generational attitudes at play when Elio’s father confesses his own potential queerness to him in Call Me By Your Name.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
Weatherald confesses to being a lazy cricketer in his youth, in part because of the cruisy nature of a Darwin upbringing.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
During the actual ceremony, Ozzy confesses that he was overcome with emotion.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 Oct. 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, 6 Oct. 2025
Every so often, Nelson cranks up the salsa music and busts a move, and Nick confesses that his real dream is to be a choreographer.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confesses
Verb
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Now 37 days into the shutdown, with the future uncertain, Thompson admits the toll is getting heavy.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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When that news finally came, the actor/producer/host admits he felt vindicated.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Hodak concedes that the biohybrid model poses perils.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rodrik concedes that there is no tried and tested formula to achieve this.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Laudermilch acknowledges the difficulty of staying present.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jorgensen acknowledges that perception.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Confesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confesses. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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