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as in to concede
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 confess
Zauner confessed that her hustle picked up after her mother’s death in 2014.
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Chris Malone Mendez, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
That same day, police said Nunn resigned as a treasurer and Sunday school teacher and confessed to the theft in a letter to church officials.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
To Bitsy, Matty confesses she’s had a hard time making friends as an adult, which is why being close to Olympia has meant so much to her.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Holloway's case came to a gruesome conclusion last year after a suspect, Joran van der Sloot, confessed to killing her nearly two decades after the fact.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Chris Malone Mendez, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
That same day, police said Nunn resigned as a treasurer and Sunday school teacher and confessed to the theft in a letter to church officials.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
To Bitsy, Matty confesses she’s had a hard time making friends as an adult, which is why being close to Olympia has meant so much to her.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Holloway's case came to a gruesome conclusion last year after a suspect, Joran van der Sloot, confessed to killing her nearly two decades after the fact.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Confess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confess. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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