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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This could easily have been nipped in the bud had Brook confessed to what had happened before the third ODI in Wellington, rather than halfway through the game itself, and then immediately been suspended just for that game by England.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026 -
The police force said that the man’s partner was present at the residence and allegedly confessed to the crime.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Julien Chorier, the sports director for the UTMB World Series and an accomplished trail runner himself, admitted race officials are concerned about runners using certain painkillers during races, but remaining consistent with WADA is more important for now.—
Dan England,
Outside,
5 Feb. 2026
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Guests who exit the building during an event will not be admitted back inside.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Copped (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copped%20%28to%29. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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