as in confesses
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
owned up to damaging the car
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Olympia is clearly torn about the situation, and almost confesses to Matty, but her fear that Julian's crimes could ruin the lives of their children keeps her mouth shut and her mind focused on exposing Senior.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025 -
Think of the economic arrangement between William and Eugene in Queer or the generational attitudes at play when Elio’s father confesses his own potential queerness to him in Call Me By Your Name.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
10 Oct. 2025
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Still, Lemigova admits that her actions caused Navratilova pain.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the Russian star forward admits that wasn’t always the case.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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The author acknowledges Samantha Lawler and Matt Kenworthy for valuable information in constructing this piece.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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But Sharp acknowledges that the band has not been completely swept under the carpet of pop culture.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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An Alford plea is one in which a defendant admits no guilt, but concedes that prosecutors have enough evidence to secure a conviction.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Campbell-Pretty concedes her rival has the better collection.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Owns (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owns%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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