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confiding

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verb

present participle of confide

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Recent Examples of confiding
Verb
This was caused by the participants feeling unheard and invalidated when confiding their concerns to people who engaged in toxic positivity. Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiding
Adjective
  • Cats are far less trusting than dogs and rarely fall for the pill-in-the-treat ploy.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Police often become less trusting and more suspicious over time.
    Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hamas, in its response, reiterated its longstanding openness to handing power over to a politically independent Palestinian body.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Tuchel called up Anderson for the first time for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia, handing him his debut on September 6, in a 2-0 win over Andorra.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And find a way for your agent or a trustful intermediary to tell the Heat, too.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
  • Creating lasting, trustful relationships with clients takes patience, persistence, and a commitment to your values.
    Medhat Zaki, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Ross and the unit's six other horses are responsible for helping the police handle crowd control, whether its amid the thousands stumbling through Lower Broadway or the rush of 65,000 fans entering or leaving Nissan Stadium for a Titans game.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Senate also passed, by wide margins, legislation already passed by the House that will remove the 6% sales tax from fuel sales and raise the fuel tax by 20 cents per gallon, leaving the price motorists pay at the pump about the same.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ross is also taller, giving officers more viewing coverage above crowds than Walking Horses, which can be as short as 14 hands, or 4 feet, 9 inches tall.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Free friendship bracelets at Insomnia Cookies Meanwhile, Insomnia Cookies is giving customers free friendship bracelets for the day.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Statewide, most of the turnover came from educators exiting their school districts entirely, including for retirement or jobs in new fields, instead of transferring to a different school district, the Policy Forum reported.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The story follows So-ri, who after transferring schools finds a mysterious letter from the previous desk occupant, sparking a search for hidden letters and personal discovery.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The age of a leader delegating tasks and managing workflows no longer exists in successful businesses, as AI can handle most operational tasks.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Marketing professionals should still rely on their own skills throughout the process of using GenAI tools, instead of merely delegating their responsibilities.
    Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Just as Erik ten Hag told David de Gea to kick the ball long for the visit of Liverpool in August 2022 after losing his opening two games in charge, Amorim instructed Senne Lammens, on his debut, to not risk an easy concession by passing possession short.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Sanchez led college football in passing yards and touchdown passes while a quarterback at the University of Southern California from 2006 to 2008.
    Alysa Guffey, Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Confiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiding. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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