confided

past tense of confide

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Recent Examples of confided As many commenters on Instagram confided, no one can prepare you for postpartum anxiety and depression that may accompany those sweet snuggles. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 15 Sep. 2026 At a recent legacy nonprofit gala, a colleague confided that the event was the same thing—and the same people—year after year. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Then Rocha saw him a year later, and the student confided that college just wasn’t for him. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026 The problem with Dolan, this person confided, was that the owner fancied himself knowledgeable about basketball. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 But during the March video conference, Colorado regulators confided to industry lobbyists that the tool for rooting out fraud isn’t working. — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 15 May 2026 Aylesworth says her mother previously confided that Brian Hooker choked her. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026 Instead, Shawn stages his story as a panel of intimate testimonies, confided to us alone. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026 Whitlock reveals that to keep news of Husky out of the press, Ike called war correspondents together and confided plans for Husky. — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confided
Verb
  • My grandmother handed my mother an inheritance that nobody named.
    — Miranda Pappas, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Might shareholders revolt at being handed stock that comes with no say in how the business is run?
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For a lot of the people at that desk, this is the first job anyone has entrusted them with.
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The second challenge is pursuing smart development while protecting the natural and community character entrusted to us.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • General admission floor tickets could not be transferred and could be resold only at face value, a rule meant to curb scalping.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Any unspent money would remain in the fund for the benefit of families with newborns and could not be transferred to other city purposes.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That authority has to be delegated, limited and accountable to someone.
    — Jason Wojahn, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Something may need to be postponed, delegated, or simplified.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The statement also said team doctors recommended a follow-up scan after the game.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • For soups, Gupta recommended making your own at home with broth that does not contain added salt.
    — Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The City Council voted it down, and the mayor's opponents passed an alternate budget plan over his objections.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The property later passed through several notable hands, including Creative Artists Agency (CAA) co-chairman Kevin Huvane and filmmaker Roberto Sneider, before Channing Tatum picked it up for $6 million in 2015, according to Variety.
    — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Confided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confided. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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