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
Expect surprise texts, bold confessions and chemistry that feels mentally addictive.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Test your knowledge of fast-food favorites and celebrity confessions in this week's American Culture Quiz.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
The first and rarest category involved sotto voce confessions of personal tree-felling or maiming episodes.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The latter film was made based on the confessions of young people living in Latvia who openly spoke of patronizing teachers and parents, worries for the future and fears over fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Read on for the candid confessions and cautionary tales that might save you from making the same mistakes.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
This should be the time of great love stories and fireworks and confessions of love!
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
Since then, De Marco has travelled by armored truck to the prison some fifty times to hear Imperiale’s confessions.
—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
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Test your knowledge of fast-food favorites and celebrity confessions in this week's American Culture Quiz.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
The first and rarest category involved sotto voce confessions of personal tree-felling or maiming episodes.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The latter film was made based on the confessions of young people living in Latvia who openly spoke of patronizing teachers and parents, worries for the future and fears over fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Read on for the candid confessions and cautionary tales that might save you from making the same mistakes.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
This should be the time of great love stories and fireworks and confessions of love!
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
Since then, De Marco has travelled by armored truck to the prison some fifty times to hear Imperiale’s confessions.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confessions
admissions
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The timeline of Elordi’s relationship with influencer Olivia Jade Giannulli (daughter of actress Lori Loughlin and designer Mossimo Giannulli, who were involved in the 2019 college admissions scandal) begins in 2021.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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Medicare allows public and private nonprofits of various types to offer PACE programs as a way of preventing nursing home admissions by combining social and medical services, and even transportation to and from day centers where care is often provided.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Confessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confessions. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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