1
as in confession
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
by her own admission, her cooking is not the greatest
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2
as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
no admission unless accompanied by an adult
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Recent Examples of admission
The competitive college admissions process continues.
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Tickets are also available in various multi-day configurations that include admission to Universal Orlando’s other parks.
—Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
The packages all include one or more days at Universal's other parks and a single day admission to Epic Universe.
—Samantha Neely, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Timor-Leste, which awaits formal admission to ASEAN, was also asked to participate in the survey for the first time, although it was not included in the aggregate ASEAN scores.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Tickets are also available in various multi-day configurations that include admission to Universal Orlando’s other parks.
—Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
The packages all include one or more days at Universal's other parks and a single day admission to Epic Universe.
—Samantha Neely, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Timor-Leste, which awaits formal admission to ASEAN, was also asked to participate in the survey for the first time, although it was not included in the aggregate ASEAN scores.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admission
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Filled with footnotes where Reid takes her off-the-cuff voice and honest takes to the next level, Enough is a book of our times, wherein candor, confessions, and embracing the bad along with the good seem to rule more by the moment.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
20 Apr. 2025
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Then another man who had been imprisoned as a possible suspect — a black World War II veteran and construction worker, Wesley Byrd, 26 — said Apodaca and state police drove him into the desert and used torture to try to force a confession from him.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Garnett asked the government to submit a letter ensuring Mangione access to a separate phone line for his legal calls.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The City Council sued and requested an injunction blocking the opening of the ICE office, arguing that the agents stationed there would gain access to databases and personal information and raised concerns about deportations within the prison without due process.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration downplayed the first breach amid numerous officials’ insistence that nothing classified had been shared.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The economic promise of Dead Sea potash played a key role in Britain’s insistence on governing Palestine after World War I. But extracting the mineral posed a challenge.—
Made by History,
Time,
15 Apr. 2025
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Okay, top-10 best movie entrance of all time for Blake Lively.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the event of a nuclear attack, traffic would halt, and instead civilians would stream in, sealing off the tunnel entrances with the aid of four concrete doors 1.5 meters thick and capable of withstanding a nuclear detonation at a distance of 1 kilometer.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
The Dial,
24 Apr. 2025
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China used its accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 to launch a multidecade attack on those who sought to do business with them; Trump’s latest tariffs are the most aggressive effort to fight back.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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During Queen Elizabeth's reign and before Charles' accession to the throne, the couple often skipped the royal family's gathering, instead spending Easter in Scotland.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Read: The biggest disruption in the history of American education Without sufficient acknowledgment of the harms of school closures, or adequate planning for unwinding this intervention, officials showed that their decisions to close were simply reactive rather than carefully considered.—
David Zweig,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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The normalization of hearing protection represents a maturation of festival culture—an acknowledgment that the best experiences are those that can be repeated sustainably throughout a lifetime.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Remembering how a few crucial opportunities to work on calligraphy and design at a young age prepared him for his career in film, fashion, and painting, Yi Ming hopes to open similar doors for other young artists.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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During voting, the doors of the Sistine Chapel will be locked and the Swiss Guard will stand at attention outside.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Post family relocated to North Texas after Malone’s father, Rich Post, took a job managing concessions for the Dallas Cowboys.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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So there are multiple motivations on their part not to quickly come to an agreement if that agreement requires significant concessions.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Admission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admission. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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