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
Imperiale’s confessions also suggest that gang members had to pay bribes to Emirati officials.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
That decision was made over a flawed instruction by the New York state judge presiding over his case in response to a jury note about his alleged confessions.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
No one cared that the confessions came without counsel.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
When deliberating, the jury sent the judge three different notes about Hernandez's confessions.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
Conversations that bring clarity, confessions that strengthen bonds, agreements that feel like fresh air.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
Dunst and Tatum are terrific together, particularly in moments where things are left unsaid, unspoken confessions, apologies and forgiveness coursing between them.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
One of the officers questioning Gein assaulted him during the interrogation, making his initial confessions inadmissible in court.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The case confounded investigators for years, while the case was marred by false confessions, allegations of intimidation, and thousands of tips.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
That decision was made over a flawed instruction by the New York state judge presiding over his case in response to a jury note about his alleged confessions.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
No one cared that the confessions came without counsel.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
When deliberating, the jury sent the judge three different notes about Hernandez's confessions.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
Conversations that bring clarity, confessions that strengthen bonds, agreements that feel like fresh air.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
Dunst and Tatum are terrific together, particularly in moments where things are left unsaid, unspoken confessions, apologies and forgiveness coursing between them.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
One of the officers questioning Gein assaulted him during the interrogation, making his initial confessions inadmissible in court.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The case confounded investigators for years, while the case was marred by false confessions, allegations of intimidation, and thousands of tips.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confessions
admissions
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What To Know Several schools have opted for direct admissions in recent years including San Francisco State University (SFSU), which has lost around 6,000 students since 2020, according to the .—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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At the time, they were embroiled in a high-profile college admissions scandal involving their daughters in 2019, sometimes referred to as Operation Varsity Blues.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Confessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confessions. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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