as in admitted
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
owned up to damaging the car
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for owned (up to)
Verb
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Expect the unexpected, Cruz admitted.—
Jason Stromberg,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026 -
Iranian officials have neither admitted nor denied shooting down the helicopter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 June 2026
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Carina McCue testified that her husband had confessed to raping their oldest daughter, who was still a minor at the time of the fire.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Teixeira’s surge into international reflects a sea-change on independent cinema finance and his own personal passions, Teixeira confessed at ECAM Forum.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Liverpool have conceded 20 goals in their past 11 games — Slot needs both hands to count how many times opponents have scored three times in one match against them since the end of October.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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At the October hearing, Delaware’s lawyers also cited the fact that Bruno had missed one treatment session and one study hall as bolstering factors for his scholarship revoking but conceded that these issues were secondary.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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In the aftermath, NBA Senior Vice President of Referee Development and Training Monty McCutchen acknowledged that a foul should have been called.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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At the event in 2024, Miami Host Committee co-chair Rodney Barreto acknowledged that FIFA has set extensive requirements but also expressed confidence in the local effort behind the tournament.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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“Owned (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owned%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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