confidantes

plural of confidante

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of confidantes Writers would deliberately distort certain letters to convey their identities to close confidantes and obscure them from others. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Summering with her sister One of Kidman’s closest confidantes and travel companions is her sister, Antonia. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2026 In the course of the renovation, Ashe became one of Taylor’s closest confidantes. — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026 With the help of a few martinis and flutes of champagne, the raucous lineup of friends, muses, and confidantes sat still long enough to take the portrait accompanying this story. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidantes
Noun
  • The film opens on a beach, with Selvi and her friends flying kites, before moving into domestic interiors where her world narrows.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Once an account is claimed, family and friends can contribute up to $5,000 a year combined, while employers can add up to $2,500 annually.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Sox even invoked images of Little League players enjoying some postgame ice cream with their buddies at the local Dairy Queen.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Then Sean moves away and grows up to become a spy who, after wrapping up a mission involving smuggling a nuclear warhead for reasons unknown, decides to pay an impromptu visit to his tweenage buddies.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Big Alfred Williams and Charles Johnson remain close friends and confidants.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Sagittarius Lean on close confidants for perspective when things feel overwhelming.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Confidantes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidantes. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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