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 three other men were beaten to coerce confessions before they were convicted by an all-white jury.
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News Service Of Florida, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Overall, the city has faced over 40 lawsuits alleging Guevara falsified evidence, extracted confessions through torture and lied to wrongfully put dozens of Chicagoans behind bars.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Guevara has repeatedly refused to testify in cases where he was accused of beating suspects into false confessions.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Spader plays Graham, an enigmatic wanderer who inserts himself into the lives of his old friend John (Peter Gallagher), his wife Ann (Andie MacDowell) and her sister Cynthia (San Giacomo), drawing out all manner of confessions and revelations.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Everyone’s laughing at the confessions until Emma speaks.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
That’s generally how confessions occur.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Felton’s confessions, both to his father and to police, were corroborated by location data and physical evidence, the complaint says.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
Again and again, torture has proved to produce false confessions and bad intelligence.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
News Service Of Florida, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Overall, the city has faced over 40 lawsuits alleging Guevara falsified evidence, extracted confessions through torture and lied to wrongfully put dozens of Chicagoans behind bars.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Guevara has repeatedly refused to testify in cases where he was accused of beating suspects into false confessions.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Spader plays Graham, an enigmatic wanderer who inserts himself into the lives of his old friend John (Peter Gallagher), his wife Ann (Andie MacDowell) and her sister Cynthia (San Giacomo), drawing out all manner of confessions and revelations.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Everyone’s laughing at the confessions until Emma speaks.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
That’s generally how confessions occur.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Felton’s confessions, both to his father and to police, were corroborated by location data and physical evidence, the complaint says.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
Again and again, torture has proved to produce false confessions and bad intelligence.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confessions
admissions
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In June 2023, the court held that race-conscious admissions programs violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, effectively curtailing the consideration of race in colleges nationwide.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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Problem gambling treatment admissions have increased 30% in states with legal betting, and prediction markets have hit roughly 40 billion in trading volume in 2025 alone.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Confessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confessions. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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