confessing

present participle of confess

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of confessing The following year, the duo’s producer admitted that Morvan and Pilatus lip-synced, confessing that their voices weren’t even on the album. Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 Nickerson was immediately terminated after confessing to the behavior, McKinzie wrote in an email to the congregation at the time. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 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
Verb
  • Andrew has always denied the allegations and settled out of court in 2022 without admitting liability.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • One by one, global giants are admitting they've been breached, from tech powerhouses like Google to insurance leaders such as Allianz and Farmers and even luxury brands like Dior.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While acknowledging the challenges and volatility of the current global scenario, the group’s chief executive officer Andrea Guerra sounded pleased with the performance during a call with analysts on Thursday at the end of trading in Hong Kong, where the company is publicly listed.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • On July 30, 2024, Ozer signed a plea agreement with prosecutors acknowledging his intent to defraud and obtain money from the Safehaven production under false pretenses.
    Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Confessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confessing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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