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
The case against Allen relied largely on an unspent round found between the girls' bodies that investigators alleged had been cycled through Allen's Sig Sauer, Model P226, .40-caliber handgun and on the dozens of confessions Allen made while awaiting trial in prison.
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Immediately after Hernandez confessed, the police administered Miranda warnings, began a video recording and had Hernandez repeat his confession on tape.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 21 July 2025
Initially, they were paid for their work by the crown, though Brinkman suggests that over time many of them instead came to depend on fees, such as a charge paid by parishioners for providing interpretation during a confession or baptism.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 July 2025
Almodóvar’s lawsuit against the city accuses Guevara, similarly accused in dozens more cases, of framing Almodóvar with coerced and manipulated confessions.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Immediately after Hernandez confessed, the police administered Miranda warnings, began a video recording and had Hernandez repeat his confession on tape.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 21 July 2025
Initially, they were paid for their work by the crown, though Brinkman suggests that over time many of them instead came to depend on fees, such as a charge paid by parishioners for providing interpretation during a confession or baptism.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 July 2025
Almodóvar’s lawsuit against the city accuses Guevara, similarly accused in dozens more cases, of framing Almodóvar with coerced and manipulated confessions.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confession
admission
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The festival runs from 11:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. all three days; admission is free until 4 p.m. Friday, and until 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And truthfully, the fresh content looks to be worth the price of admission.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Confession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confession. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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