as in admission
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
a confession that he had been lying all along
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Recent Examples of confession
After starting the season in a four-year relationship with Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno), Belly (Lola Tung) called off their wedding after a late-night confession of love from Conrad (Christopher Briney).
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The confession sent Belly into a spiral, which prompted her to tell Jere the night before the wedding.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
At the end of the 77th Emmy Awards, host Nate Bargatze took the stage and made a confession.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
The admission became a confession.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The confession sent Belly into a spiral, which prompted her to tell Jere the night before the wedding.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
At the end of the 77th Emmy Awards, host Nate Bargatze took the stage and made a confession.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
The admission became a confession.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confession
admission
Noun
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Your child isn't just competing with the kid next door for college admission or job opportunities.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Pinkas told me that Netanyahu’s attempt to project strength was actually an admission of failure.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Confession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confession. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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