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as in admitting
to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid
the thief confessed to dozens of robberies
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as in acknowledging
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 confessing
Nickerson was immediately terminated after confessing to the behavior, McKinzie wrote in an email to the congregation at the time.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
There's been lingering romantic tension between Crudup's UBA exec Cory Ellison and Witherspoon's anchor Bradley Jackson since early on in the Apple TV+ series, and despite Cory confessing his love for Bradley in season 2, things haven't quite worked out for them — yet.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, The New York Times reported that tens of millions of people are confessing secrets to AI chatbots trained on religious texts, with apps like Bible Chat reaching over 30 million downloads and Catholic app Hallow briefly topping Netflix, Instagram, and TikTok in Apple's App Store.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
The second season of the Netflix hit ended on a cliffhanger with Jackie finally confessing her feelings to Cole, but Alex hearing the confession.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
In the season 7 premiere, it was revealed that Natalie was fired after confessing to stealing medication for her ailing mother.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Hansen initially denied the murders before eventually confessing to the attacks.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
There's been lingering romantic tension between Crudup's UBA exec Cory Ellison and Witherspoon's anchor Bradley Jackson since early on in the Apple TV+ series, and despite Cory confessing his love for Bradley in season 2, things haven't quite worked out for them — yet.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, The New York Times reported that tens of millions of people are confessing secrets to AI chatbots trained on religious texts, with apps like Bible Chat reaching over 30 million downloads and Catholic app Hallow briefly topping Netflix, Instagram, and TikTok in Apple's App Store.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
The second season of the Netflix hit ended on a cliffhanger with Jackie finally confessing her feelings to Cole, but Alex hearing the confession.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
In the season 7 premiere, it was revealed that Natalie was fired after confessing to stealing medication for her ailing mother.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Hansen initially denied the murders before eventually confessing to the attacks.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confessing
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Manchester City will be disappointed with throwing away two points in Monaco, with Erling Haaland, who scored twice, and Pep Guardiola admitting that improvements were necessary.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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This plea allows a defendant to acknowledge prosecutors likely have enough evidence for a conviction without admitting guilt.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Without acknowledging it, this bookstore is a synthesis of every experiment in children’s literature from Babar the Elephant and the Pere Castor series in France to Mickey Mouse and cartoons in the United States, via innovative graphic design in Czechoslovakia and Russia in the interwar period.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Waukesha County cheers key step in the process For Waukesha County, Boardman's statement satisfies officials' hope that state transportation leaders are at least acknowledging the importance of I-94 locally and are following the steps necessary to make a project happen at some point.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Confessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confessing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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