CONFIDES Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

confides

verb

present tense third-person singular of confide

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to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care

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Recent Examples of confides Patriarch George confides to his descendants in a personal realization about his lengthy time on Fremont Ave. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 May 2026

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Incredibly, in their last two postseason series, the Phillies are 0-4 when their starter leaves the game with a lead.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Under full-accrual standards, expenses are recognized when incurred, not when cash leaves the account.

— Sheila Weinberg, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of leaves

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These responsibilities are the reason society entrusts lawyers with responsibilities unlike those of any other profession.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
And Curry entrusts his considerable talent to Kerr, who can look at his star point guard and just about diagnose his disposition.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 10 May 2026

Definition of entrusts

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Wayne picks Gregory up at a motel, in Mobile, Alabama, and hands him a briefcase containing, among other things, a gun.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
The consultant reasons by filling a notebook with calculations, then hands you a one-sentence answer, and keeps the notebook.

— Adam Fish, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of hands

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Knöbl recommends allowing roughly three and a half to four hours for a relaxed outing from central Vienna and back.

— Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026
Reiter recommends friends first agree on the dates and put it on their respective calendars to make their commitment, then figure out the rest of the trip from there.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of recommends

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Robotic system transfers 400 gallons During the demonstration, the USNS Vindicator training support vessel towed the refueling system.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
If a player transfers to another SEC school outside the first transfer portal window in the spring, the school would have been subject to a half-season suspension for the coach and a fine of 50% of that sport’s operating budget.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

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The report commends changes including protecting wetlands, improving stormwater and wastewater infrastructure, and expanding water quality monitoring, including notification programs that warn people about unsafe conditions in rivers and streams.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Maynard also commends the company for its presentation of the result, in light of AI’s tendency to copy humans’ mathematical results and present them as its own ideas.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of commends

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States have largely refused to comply, citing privacy laws and the Constitution, which expressly delegates election administration to the states subject to congressional oversight.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Wilson Tamfuh, a public and international law professor at the University of Dschang in West Cameroon, said the country has institutions that can keep the government running when the president delegates responsibilities.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

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