as in admitted
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
owned up to damaging the car
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for owned (up to)
Verb
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It was made more impressive when Necas admitted he wasn’t even supposed to be on the ice, but jumped on when seeing the Avs a man short.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026 -
He was admitted into the Florida Bar in 2013.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Police said that during the interviews, both men confessed to the crime and they were arrested.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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During his time at San Quentin, fellow death row inmate William Noguera reached out to a cold case investigator and told him Naso had confessed to killing a total of 26 women.—
Alexiah Syrai Olsen,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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Fast bowler Akash Singh (1-54) conceded four boundaries against Jaiswal (43) in his 23-run first over as Sooryavanshi took the back seat and let the stand-in captain score bulk of the runs in the power play.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Two of the three goals West Ham conceded against Newcastle were also down to individual errors.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Noble acknowledged that this delay could put a strain on the department, which relies on the new recruit to fill roles as other troopers enter retirement.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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In early March, Fiddelke acknowledged in an interview with The Associated Press that boycotts impacted Target’s sales.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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“Owned (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owned%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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