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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In 1957, Gein confessed in the Wisconsin community of Plainfield to killing two local women, digging up bodies from graveyards, and using body parts and skin to make everything from trophies to lampshades.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
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Eric Stonestreet, known for his role on the show as Cameron Tucker, confessed last year that Hollywood life isn’t all it’s cut out to be.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Brent Nowicki, the executive director of World Aquatics, admitted during the championships that the governing body will have to review its guidelines in the future.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Brent Nowicki, the executive director of World Aquatics, admitted the governing body would need to have conversations about its age-limit rules.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
1 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 10 Aug. 2025.
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