as in to confess
to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid
the defendant made a deal with the prosecutor and copped to a lesser charge
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Slepian had been conceived through a sperm donor, his father confessed over the phone.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025 -
During a recent conversation with journalist Jake Hamilton on Jake's Takes, Washington confessed he's not pressed about receiving Academy Awards.—
Charmaine Patterson,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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There have been comparable cases in Michigan, but not recently: Records show in 2011, the owners of a Bad Axe dairy farm admitted hiring 78 people unauthorized to work in the U.S. from roughly 2000 to 2007.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Campbell admitted under questioning to shaking the child on several occasions, court documents state.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Cop (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cop%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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