as in confessed
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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Gacy was eventually arrested in 1978 and confessed to the murders.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025 -
The former church leader and animal control officer confessed to murdering 10 people between 1974 and 1991 in and around Wichita.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Even general manager Ross Atkins admitted it after the move.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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At the end of September, Jason admitted on another episode of their podcast that the brothers' mom, Donna Kelce, has been subtly hinting for more grandkids while talking with Coach Deion Sanders.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Copped (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copped%20%28to%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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