as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
she's my confidant; I tell her everything without reservation
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National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, an ally and confidant of Lee’s, visited China in February and met with China’s President Xi Jinping.
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
With a film school confidant at his side (Chinese immigrant filmmaker Mo Tan), Talwar ends up holding a mirror to vital contemporary debates on rising right-wing sentiment in Europe, as well as the intimate corners of his own experience.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Eliot Wolf remains in his perch as executive vice president of player personnel, and the team hired Ryan Cowden — a long-time Vrabel confidant — as VP of player personnel.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump's close confidant and billionaire backer Elon Musk has supported a call for the U.S. to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations (UN).
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
With a film school confidant at his side (Chinese immigrant filmmaker Mo Tan), Talwar ends up holding a mirror to vital contemporary debates on rising right-wing sentiment in Europe, as well as the intimate corners of his own experience.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Eliot Wolf remains in his perch as executive vice president of player personnel, and the team hired Ryan Cowden — a long-time Vrabel confidant — as VP of player personnel.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump's close confidant and billionaire backer Elon Musk has supported a call for the U.S. to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations (UN).
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Confidant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidant. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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