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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
  • Pass this newsletter to a friend — like handing them a bottle of ice-cold water during a marathon.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The department is warning people to be vigilant and to avoid handing their devices to strangers.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 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
  • The world might end up ruled by large technology companies that impose their solutions throughout entire continents, leaving little space for homegrown creativity.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Many travelers like to take that whole week off, leaving the weekend before Christmas.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The club fees paid by growers go to marketing investments used for websites, TikToks, and ads, giving it wider appeal.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025
  • As the overall matter heads towards its March 9, 2026 trial date start, Judge Liman will have the final word – for now – on bringing Swift on board and giving Baldoni and his Wayfarer co-founders more time for their own depositions.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Weighing just over 1 oz (30 g) and about the size of a film roll, the tiny Charmera features a viewfinder, an LCD screen, a Type-C port for charging and transferring your shots, a flash, and a microSD card slot for up to 128 GB of storage.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
  • These negotiations quickly transitioned to Iamaleava’s ticket out of town, transferring to UCLA for a greater payday.
    Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Decentralization by delegating power back to national capitals and community levels, creating a competition among ideas and regulatory systems in order to drive growth.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The best, in fact, are generally good at delegating.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This has become the norm, with the club’s outstanding start appearing more like the aberration with each passing day.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Granite Hills had just 59 yards passing at the break with 21 of those coming on the last play of the half.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Confiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiding. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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