self-incriminations

noun

plural of self-incrimination
as in self-reproaches

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  1. declarations
  2. affirmations
  3. confirmations
  4. confessions
  5. assertions
  6. professions
  7. admissions
Noun
  • The city, county and state issued local emergency declarations in the days following the blaze.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Trump frequently uses his company’s platform to announce policy decisions, executive orders, personnel changes and war declarations.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of declarations
Noun
  • Chiappini also read aloud notes found on the phone referencing Clancy’s struggles and seeming personal affirmations.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Eating disorders, as those in recovery have stressed, thrive on the pathological evidence of their symptoms, spinning negative attention—concern, disgust—into fatal affirmations.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of affirmations
Noun
  • How to organize documents so nothing gets lost Keep passports, identification, reservation confirmations and emergency contacts together in one place.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The traveler is left managing multiple confirmations, while employees may lack a complete picture of the guest’s plans.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of confirmations
Noun
  • Lawyers for Davis plan to call, among others, an expert witness who specializes in false confessions.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On the other hand, detective Paul Johnson, who wrung out false confessions from the four boys, never expresses any remorse.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of confessions
Noun
  • Across the globe, anti-gender campaigning is frequently tied to right-wing nationalism, white supremacy, and assertions of patriarchal power.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Whether the church’s assertions withstand analytic scrutiny is a different question.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of assertions
Noun
  • In engineering, computer science, medicine and related professions, an experienced practitioner can frequently earn far more in industry than a university is prepared to pay.
    — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Real-world experience in professions may be a quality that AI is incapable of replicating, a new study suggests.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of professions
Noun
  • Summary College admissions often push families to prioritize resume-building activities over genuine development.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That epidemic led to 75 deaths in California and more than 3,000 hospital admissions.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of admissions
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