as in admissions
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 confessions
The false confessions continued.
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Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Deputies seeking confessions beat Shepherd and Irvin, both 22, and Greenlee, 16, in the basement of the county jail.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Our friendship was one long series of confessions.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
This week’s quiz spotlights country confessions and live TV slipups.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
At the annual Tony Awards nominees luncheon, Broadway’s biggest stars, breakthrough performers and veteran craftspeople traded nerves for laughter, candid confessions and mutual admiration.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 May 2026
Dusabejambo listened to harrowing stories from survivors and heard brutal confessions from regretful perpetrators.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Still, don’t expect too many direct confessions.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Investigators chased thousands of leads and several false confessions before the four men, who were teenagers when the girls were killed, were arrested in late 1999.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Deputies seeking confessions beat Shepherd and Irvin, both 22, and Greenlee, 16, in the basement of the county jail.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Our friendship was one long series of confessions.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
This week’s quiz spotlights country confessions and live TV slipups.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
At the annual Tony Awards nominees luncheon, Broadway’s biggest stars, breakthrough performers and veteran craftspeople traded nerves for laughter, candid confessions and mutual admiration.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 May 2026
Dusabejambo listened to harrowing stories from survivors and heard brutal confessions from regretful perpetrators.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Still, don’t expect too many direct confessions.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Investigators chased thousands of leads and several false confessions before the four men, who were teenagers when the girls were killed, were arrested in late 1999.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confessions
admissions
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Adams State bills itself as the first university in Colorado to offer direct admissions, meaning all graduates of San Luis Valley high schools and a few other districts across the state, including Adams County School District 14, are automatically accepted.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Legacy preferences, athletic recruitment for niche sports and nonacademic ratings — all of which favor the wealthy — together account for about 70% of the admissions gap.—
Prasad Krishnamurthy,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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“Confessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confessions. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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