confide in
phrasal 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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Many people got accustomed to using AI tools on the job, getting their answers from AI search, and confiding in chatbots, for better or for worse.
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Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025
Her character, a prim lawyer with a perfect ponytail named Kim Wexler, was initially meant to provide Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy, a character spun off from Breaking Bad, with someone to confide in.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Juliana confided in one bot named Hero, based on a popular video game character.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
During the course of their relationship, Fastow said that Ana Walshe confided in him about Brian Walshe’s legal trouble.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025
Her character, a prim lawyer with a perfect ponytail named Kim Wexler, was initially meant to provide Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy, a character spun off from Breaking Bad, with someone to confide in.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Juliana confided in one bot named Hero, based on a popular video game character.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
During the course of their relationship, Fastow said that Ana Walshe confided in him about Brian Walshe’s legal trouble.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Confide in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confide%20in. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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