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as in confesses
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
the host of the talk show eventually admitted that she hadn't actually read the book you can't bring yourself to admit your mistakes
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as in receives
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
she was admitted to Harvard
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Recent Examples of admits
Canales admits the loss of Robinson leaves a hole in the defensive line rotation.
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Mike Kaye
march 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Boyde admits the long drives recently have had her thinking more about the war.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The path for getting him there is less clear, and one that the Angels’ general manager readily admits could take a variety of routes.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Luckey admits that moving from VR headsets to defense was a shift.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
The team behind the AI Scientist admits the bar for this workshop was lower than that of a main conference publication.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Despite being on track to average a triple-double again, even Nikola Jokic admits his season has been tricky to evaluate.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Purchase admits entry to the traditional Carb Day proceedings, including the final practice for drivers and the annual Pit Stop Competition, as well as the show later in the evening.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 24 Mar. 2026
The result is a sandwich that illuminates, a sandwich that delights, a sandwich that redefines the Italian combo as a structure, a set of relationships, a formula that admits many solutions.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Mike Kaye
march 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Boyde admits the long drives recently have had her thinking more about the war.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The path for getting him there is less clear, and one that the Angels’ general manager readily admits could take a variety of routes.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Luckey admits that moving from VR headsets to defense was a shift.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
The team behind the AI Scientist admits the bar for this workshop was lower than that of a main conference publication.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Despite being on track to average a triple-double again, even Nikola Jokic admits his season has been tricky to evaluate.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Purchase admits entry to the traditional Carb Day proceedings, including the final practice for drivers and the annual Pit Stop Competition, as well as the show later in the evening.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 24 Mar. 2026
The result is a sandwich that illuminates, a sandwich that delights, a sandwich that redefines the Italian combo as a structure, a set of relationships, a formula that admits many solutions.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admits
Verb
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Alfie, my hero and king, and Sophie are in the marketplace, and Sophie confesses everything.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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But strangely, the 28-year-old confesses the transition was relatively smooth.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Each couple receives a set of items worth about $1,000 that would traditionally be given by the bride’s family as part of dowry.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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Each establishment receives between one and four routine inspections per year.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That kind of advance won’t make physical crews or the places trying to lure them very happy, a point Stone concedes.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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Even the manager concedes that health questions hover over every member of his prospective rotation.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The city's oldest civic group recently added a webpage that acknowledges difficult parts of their history.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The campaign acknowledges that the strike will be inconvenient, but argues that disruption is a central feature rather than a downside of general strikes.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Speck agrees, adding that while high versus low porosity doesn’t exclusively determine frizziness, there are also many clients that fall somewhere in the middle of the spectrum—and this is especially true, as Clifford notes, if hair is color-treated.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hannah Rejali, an advocate for Kansas City Public Schools, agrees.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Admits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admits. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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