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as in to concede
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
political prisoners, under threat of torture, forced to confess their guilt
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Ruby confessed to cutting off her son’s oxygen, tying his wrists and ankles, withholding food, and forcing both her son and daughter to do physical labor as punishment— all in the hopes of driving out evil from them.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
Among others, the psychologist Vallejo and the press officer, Patricia Perez, confessed to this.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Tabler was arrested four days later and confessed to the shooting in front of police.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
At the apartment, police found bloody rags stuffed in a closet — and 23-year-old Christian Millet, Echevarria’s roommate and his ex-girlfriend’s grandson, who prosecutors say cracked under questioning and confessed to killing him.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
Among others, the psychologist Vallejo and the press officer, Patricia Perez, confessed to this.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Tabler was arrested four days later and confessed to the shooting in front of police.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
At the apartment, police found bloody rags stuffed in a closet — and 23-year-old Christian Millet, Echevarria’s roommate and his ex-girlfriend’s grandson, who prosecutors say cracked under questioning and confessed to killing him.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Confess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confess. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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