confide in
verb
confided in; confiding in; confides in
: to tell personal and private things to (someone)
She often confides in me.
He had no one to confide in.
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Genevieve McDonald, Platner’s former Democratic Political Director, who has taken heat for confirming the sexting scandal to the Times after Platner's wife confided in her, objected to that characterization of Fifield.
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Julia Terruso, Time, 8 June 2026
Ahead of the recoupling that occurred at the end of the fifth episode on June 7, Zach and Bryce confide in each other their anxieties about the situation.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 June 2026
McGough also notes that teenagers are more likely to confide in one another than in adults.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
In 2010, an adult man who was living out of state confided in Hamilton about abuse at the hands of Moore when Moore was his babysitter in 1979.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
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Julia Terruso, Time, 8 June 2026
Ahead of the recoupling that occurred at the end of the fifth episode on June 7, Zach and Bryce confide in each other their anxieties about the situation.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 June 2026
McGough also notes that teenagers are more likely to confide in one another than in adults.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
In 2010, an adult man who was living out of state confided in Hamilton about abuse at the hands of Moore when Moore was his babysitter in 1979.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
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“Confide in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confide%20in. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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