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as in concedes
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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Recent Examples of confesses
Alfie, my hero and king, and Sophie are in the marketplace, and Sophie confesses everything.
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
But strangely, the 28-year-old confesses the transition was relatively smooth.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
That includes an encounter with Keegan (Brett Goldstein, wasted), a friendly Brit flying kites on the beach — kites do a lot of symbolic heavy lifting in flashbacks — to whom Laura confesses that boozing was her only way of letting go.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
Oswalt confesses being bewildered by Bamford at first.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Patrick Bateman famously confesses near the end of the novel, only to realize that confession itself changes nothing.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
When Hiro confesses his love to Mu-hee, Ho-jin must interpret.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Despite often appearing invincible on the tennis court, Djokovic confesses to one major weakness off it.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
In the book, Poppy doesn’t run after Alex, but finds him in the local dive bar and confesses her love in front of all his coworkers.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
But strangely, the 28-year-old confesses the transition was relatively smooth.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
That includes an encounter with Keegan (Brett Goldstein, wasted), a friendly Brit flying kites on the beach — kites do a lot of symbolic heavy lifting in flashbacks — to whom Laura confesses that boozing was her only way of letting go.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
Oswalt confesses being bewildered by Bamford at first.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Patrick Bateman famously confesses near the end of the novel, only to realize that confession itself changes nothing.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
When Hiro confesses his love to Mu-hee, Ho-jin must interpret.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Despite often appearing invincible on the tennis court, Djokovic confesses to one major weakness off it.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
In the book, Poppy doesn’t run after Alex, but finds him in the local dive bar and confesses her love in front of all his coworkers.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confesses
Verb
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Canales admits the loss of Robinson leaves a hole in the defensive line rotation.—
Mike Kaye
March 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Boyde admits the long drives recently have had her thinking more about the war.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
28 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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