as in admissions
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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Years later, helping students and parents navigate college admissions is her full-time job.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Sexton said Mountainside’s admissions spiked from 21 to 44 between 2024 and 2025.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
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The second volume functions as a voiceover to the first, collecting his reflections and confessions on each image.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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At Springsteen's 2001 trial and Scott's 2002 trial, their confessions were entered as evidence against each other.—
Claire Lempert,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Self-confessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-confessions. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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