confidantes

plural of confidante

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Recent Examples of confidantes Here’s what’s happening Lightcap has been one of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s closest confidantes since the early days of the company. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 He was found to have been staying near his hometown of Castelvetrano in western Sicily, his fugitive lifestyle facilitated by his sister and close confidantes. CBS News, 28 May 2026 To fulfill their general education language requirement, the Vijums twins took American Sign Language and tackled other courses sitting across from each other in study rooms on campus, where whiteboards were their confidantes. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026 Like the book and its film, Beaches traces a friendship between Cee Cee Bloom (Vosk) and Bertie White (Barrett) — two women who move from childhood pen pals to roommates, rivals and lifelong confidantes before their soaring story ends in devastating loss. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026 With their double lives colliding in unexpectedly hilarious and dangerous ways, the two men are forced to reluctantly become confidantes and partners on the road to fatherhood. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026 Some of Vance’s confidantes, however, believe that Hegseth’s portrayal has been so positive as to be misleading. Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 Lauren bounces ideas off her colleagues and confidantes in a winemaker tasting group, which also includes Emma Kosicek, Tony’s daughter. Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 16 Apr. 2026 For Brian, that’s being 17 years old with no classmate confidantes to call his own. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidantes
Noun
  • Roman said the question will be if the defense focuses on their own psychiatric experts right away, or Clancy's friends and family to humanize her to the jurors.
    Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • More than two dozen friends and family traveled from Ohio and waved a Marietta College flag for each of his plate appearances.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But with that connection to Jack, initially forged as foster siblings but later as opioid buddies, comes risk.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Foo Fighters are set to play inside the stadium in five hours, and Bob is with his son, 31-year-old Albert, and a gaggle of his buddies.
    William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Kloots serves as one of Jowsey’s three confidants on the show, guiding him — alongside Georgia Hassarati and Sonny Henty — in choosing his future wife.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps nobody is better suited to marvel at Walker’s recent success than Chenoweth, an assistant hitting coach for the Cardinals and one of Walker’s closest confidants in the organization.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 15 July 2026

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“Confidantes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidantes. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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