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
  • Schema declarations carry a weight that press mentions don’t.
    — Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • TikTok has been brimming with unboxing videos and fan declarations that the character Nikki, who sports the famous red top, will be the Halloween costume of the season.
    — Mariam Bagdady, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of declarations
Noun
  • The welcome return, another highlight in a rich career, sparked the latest of Scott’s recurring affirmations.
    — Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Following Habitat tradition, the workers and attendees signed the frame boards of the homes with notes of encouragement, blessings and positive affirmations.
    — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of affirmations
Noun
  • The Senate has been addressing this week nominee confirmations and a bipartisan college sports bill to create standards on how athletes are paid, priorities that Republicans warn present poor optics to voters.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Moreover, radioisotopes produced at the lab contributed to the discoveries or confirmations of superheavy elements 114 (flerovium), 115 (moscovium), 116 (livermorium), and 118 (oganesson).
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of confirmations
Noun
  • This week's quiz spotlights red carpet moments and Hollywood confessions.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • There is something about the smaller stage that is so close to the audience that makes Galindo’s confessions of rage and regret hit closer to the bone.
    — Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of confessions
Noun
  • There is so much here that is confident and simple in a high-school-biology manner—these are assertions that reveal no uncertainty or any interest in encountering knowledge beyond her own.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Some requests were for DeepSeek’s technology, a finding that bolsters assertions from Congress that the company is in bed with the CCP’s military and spying apparatus.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of assertions
Noun
  • The Harold Hamm Health Campus also brings together six health professions colleges and the university’s graduate college—more than 4,100 students—to build a pipeline to address those issues.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But, at least for some professions, the AI boom has been an employment one too.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of professions
Noun
  • When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Justice Department accused UCLA’s law school of illegally using race in admissions.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of admissions
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