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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However, just nine days later, Smith confessed that there had been no carjacking.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025 -
Wuornos, a serial killer who confessed to murdering seven men in Florida from 1989 to 1999 before being sentenced to death for her crimes, was dating a woman named Tyria Moore at the time of her murder spree.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
31 Oct. 2025
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According to The New York Times, Coppola has also openly admitted that the movie left him broke.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Louvre's president and director admitted that the museum's cameras failed to spot the burglars and pledged to make security upgrades to the centuries-old building.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
29 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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