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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
Marshall later confesses everything to Charles, Oliver, and Mabel before attempting to kill them.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Go Hasegawa, who is in the process of designing one of the property’s 13 vacation homes, confesses that having complete creative control has instead been a source of stress.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
The Truth Teller staff raises a toast in the hotel bar to celebrate, as Nicole confesses to Mare that Detrick broke up with her.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 7 Sep. 2025
Francoise confesses that her Hyde condition is killing her — each transition steals away some humanity until there is none left.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
There, Kendra confesses to sending the messages.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the season two episode with Chef José Andrés, the Duchess of Sussex confesses that Prince Harry isn't a fan of a certain type of seafood.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Maggie confesses that, on the night of that party, Hank forced himself upon her after walking her home.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
The wrecking begins when Carey (Marvin), Paul’s best friend, ill-advisedly sleeps with Julie—and then, more ill-advisedly still, confesses it to Paul the next day.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Go Hasegawa, who is in the process of designing one of the property’s 13 vacation homes, confesses that having complete creative control has instead been a source of stress.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
The Truth Teller staff raises a toast in the hotel bar to celebrate, as Nicole confesses to Mare that Detrick broke up with her.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 7 Sep. 2025
Francoise confesses that her Hyde condition is killing her — each transition steals away some humanity until there is none left.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
There, Kendra confesses to sending the messages.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In the season two episode with Chef José Andrés, the Duchess of Sussex confesses that Prince Harry isn't a fan of a certain type of seafood.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Maggie confesses that, on the night of that party, Hank forced himself upon her after walking her home.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
The wrecking begins when Carey (Marvin), Paul’s best friend, ill-advisedly sleeps with Julie—and then, more ill-advisedly still, confesses it to Paul the next day.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confesses
Verb
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Marandi admits the performance was unexpected.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The company admits, however, that determined actors can still bypass safeguards.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Prickly concedes that getting video of a hit often requires a second sortie, sometimes three or four.—
Tamar Jacoby,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ling concedes from a production design perspective there wasn’t a lot to do.—
Jay Glennie,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wilson acknowledges ongoing risks from lagging labor indicators, but contends that the worst of the economic pain is now behind.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Nobes acknowledges the concern but pushes back on the framing.—
Marianne Lehnis,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Confesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confesses. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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