as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
only her closest confidantes know what she's going through
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Recent Examples of confidante
After almost every jump, Gu huddles with her mother and confidante, Yan, to review footage Yan recorded on her phone.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
The childhood confidantes are set to collaborate once again for Netflix's upcoming kidnapping crime film Animals.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit alleges that ChatGPT shifted from being a source of information to acting as a confidante and an unlicensed therapist, ultimately encouraging Gordon toward suicide.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Delcy Rodríguez, who served as Maduro's vice president and is his longtime confidante, was sworn in as Venezuela's interim president Monday.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
The childhood confidantes are set to collaborate once again for Netflix's upcoming kidnapping crime film Animals.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit alleges that ChatGPT shifted from being a source of information to acting as a confidante and an unlicensed therapist, ultimately encouraging Gordon toward suicide.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Delcy Rodríguez, who served as Maduro's vice president and is his longtime confidante, was sworn in as Venezuela's interim president Monday.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidante
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With Jackson’s death Tuesday, leaders across the region reflected on a legacy that helped shape a generation of local activism and public service — none more so than Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, a close friend for more than five decades.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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And while the two friends are both experts in the field, each has a very different journey to becoming an Olympian.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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This is a huge deal to your buddy who loves ski racing, and to anyone who lives in Austria.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
18 Feb. 2026
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Instead, what started as a way for three buddies to stay in contact early in the pandemic morphed into something far more significant.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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The family’s confidants, real and imagined, insist on both their normalcy and their otherworldly grace.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker, is widely regarded as a key confidant and sounding board for her husband, who is seen as a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Confidante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidante. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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