as in admissions
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
by his own self-confession, he cravenly betrayed his best friend
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Noun
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The schools also agreed to be audited by the government and to release admissions statistics to the public.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026 -
In California, Proposition 209 has banned public colleges and universities from considering race in admissions since 1997.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Charlie, Rachel and Mike’s confessions range between youthfully jerky to downright repugnant.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Viewers quickly filled the comment section with advice, jokes and emotional confessions.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Self-confessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-confessions. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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