confidantes

plural of confidante

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Recent Examples of confidantes These virtual confidantes can provide empathy, support and, sometimes, deep relationships. Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025 Higgins is the son of SNL producer and writer Steve Higgins, one of Lorne Michaels’ close confidantes. Peter White, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025 His other confidantes at the time included two of Brazil’s most influential singer-songwriters, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, who had been exiled from their homeland by Brazil’s brutal military dictatorship. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidantes
Noun
  • Helmed by friends Sarah Jackson, Emily Lilley, and Blaes Green, the store hosts 10 to 12 of them a month with genres ranging from graphic novels to cocktails.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But all friends need to be honest with each other, to tell each other home truths when it’s needed, to confront those awkward moments without fear of the reaction.
    Steve Sedgwick, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Two players take on the roles of a brother and sister who are searching for their missing buddies on an island inhabited by some rather disturbing monsters.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • On Friday, buddies Jimmy Appleton and Blake Daugherty were scouting just before the season opened at noon.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For Kendra Hilty, a TikTok user whose saga about falling in love with her psychiatrist has gone viral, her chatbots are like confidants.
    Josh Feldman, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The new board members include close confidants like Susie Wiles, his chief of staff, and Pam Bondi, the attorney general.
    Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Confidantes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidantes. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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