as in admission
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
by his own self-confession, he cravenly betrayed his best friend
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Noun
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The ordeal of admissions was still present in the minds of upperclassmen, as was the fact of Stuyvesant, the public-high-school Harvard to Bronx Science’s Yale.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Despite its location on a private campus, Duke Gardens is a member of the American Public Gardens Association and does not charge admission.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But Emma’s past matters less to how The Drama unfolds than to the aftermath of her confession.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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Julia's confession Fed up with local law enforcement's slowness and unresponsiveness, Christine and Katas eventually get FBI agent Dawn Martin on the case.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Israel’s insistence that the ceasefire in Iran does not include a pause in its fighting with Hezbollah has threatened to sink the deal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Israel's insistence that the ceasefire in Iran does not include a pause in its fighting with Hezbollah has threatened to sink the deal.—
Azhar Sukri,Kevin Breuninger,Terri Cullen,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Self-confession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-confession. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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