1
as in admitted
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
he fessed up to breaking the antique vase only after his guilt was obvious
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2
as in confessed
to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid
at first he denied everything, but eventually he realized that he had no choice but to fess up
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This fall's incoming class is the first under Direct Admit Wisconsin, in which high school students are automatically admitted into universities based on their grades at the end of their junior year.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Alex also admitted in court in 2023 to taking more than 2,000 milligrams of painkillers daily, prior to the 2021 murders.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Gacy was eventually arrested in 1978 and confessed to the murders.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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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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Parmar himself acknowledged that the clinic’s casual, community-like style might not jibe with every population.—
Helen Ouyang,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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The president had previously acknowledged that Combs and his team had reached out to him for a presidential pardon.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Like Perri, the data would suggest Darlow has conceded more goals than he was expected to, but to a marginally better extent.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In a moment of rare institutional self-reflection, Powell conceded that the Fed kept its balance sheet expansion going too long during the pandemic.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Fessed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fessed%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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