as in admission
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
a confession that he had been lying all along
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Recent Examples of confession
That’s generally how confessions occur.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Prosecution failures At the center of the misconduct in the Smith case was the prosecution team’s failure to disclose the use of jailhouse informants Jeffrey Platt and Paul Martin to extract a confession from Smith.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 26 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
In the absence of forensic and circumstantial evidence, prosecutors relied on an alleged confession that Walker made, according to the group.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Prosecution failures At the center of the misconduct in the Smith case was the prosecution team’s failure to disclose the use of jailhouse informants Jeffrey Platt and Paul Martin to extract a confession from Smith.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 26 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
In the absence of forensic and circumstantial evidence, prosecutors relied on an alleged confession that Walker made, according to the group.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confession
admission
Noun
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The promotion provides free admission to guests who wear Patriots gear.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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Guests of Delamar Mystic also receive complimentary admission to the Mystic Seaport Museum, the nation's largest maritime museum, which can help arrange charters for boat tours down the Mystic River and into Long Island Sound.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Confession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confession. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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