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
Another attack leads to an arrest and confessions In June 2015, nearly three months after Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn were attacked, a home invasion was reported in Dublin, California, about an hour south of Vallejo.
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Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
In the film, despite Leon’s fantasising imagination, the two are soon exchanging confessions.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Amnesty said Mohammadi denied the charges and retracted his confessions in court, saying they were extracted under torture.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Amnesty said Mohammadi denied the charges and retracted his confessions in court, saying they were extracted under torture.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Previous confessions Shortly after the killings, Broadnax and Cummings gave multiple interviews to reporters from jail.
—Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
And for the hopeless romantics among us, there’s confessions of love, yearning, and unlikely lovers.
—De Elizabeth, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026
Provocative journalist and interviewer of the powerful There were those for whom art could not be disentangled from life, whose creations, often read as confessions, were intrinsically connected to their identities.
—Amisha Padnani, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The second volume functions as a voiceover to the first, collecting his reflections and confessions on each image.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
In the film, despite Leon’s fantasising imagination, the two are soon exchanging confessions.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Amnesty said Mohammadi denied the charges and retracted his confessions in court, saying they were extracted under torture.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Amnesty said Mohammadi denied the charges and retracted his confessions in court, saying they were extracted under torture.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Previous confessions Shortly after the killings, Broadnax and Cummings gave multiple interviews to reporters from jail.
—Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
And for the hopeless romantics among us, there’s confessions of love, yearning, and unlikely lovers.
—De Elizabeth, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026
Provocative journalist and interviewer of the powerful There were those for whom art could not be disentangled from life, whose creations, often read as confessions, were intrinsically connected to their identities.
—Amisha Padnani, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The second volume functions as a voiceover to the first, collecting his reflections and confessions on each image.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confessions
admissions
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It has been questioned whether the school has the will to commit resources to winning in basketball, or to the flexibility in admissions to compete in the ACC.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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This rise corresponded with a nearly equal uptick in hospitalizations linked to kratom alone, from 43 admissions in 2015 to 538 in 2025.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Confessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confessions. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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