confessing

verb

present participle of confess
1
as in admitting
to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid the thief confessed to dozens of robberies

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2
as in acknowledging
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 confessing Nikki Rodriguez’s character might still technically be dating Alex, but that isn’t stopping her from flirting with his brother after confessing her love in the season 2 finale. — Kat Pettibone, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 The second season of the Netflix hit ended on a cliffhanger with Jackie (Rodriguez) and Cole (LaLonde) finally confessing their feelings for each other, but Cole’s brother — and Jackie’s boyfriend — Alex (Gentry) hears the confession. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 During her trial, prosecutors played a recording of Yang confessing to Reuter's murder to a friend who was wearing a wire. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 June 2026 After his October 2023 arrest on two murder charges, Joshua Elijah Ballard, 25, waived his Miranda rights and sat down with detectives, confessing to fatally shooting both Sebahattin Ciftci, 46, and Emre Bozkurt, 21, over a 10-day span, Det. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026 Hansen initially denied the murders before eventually confessing to the attacks. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 Globally, data shows young men are comfortable confessing to AI chatbots. — Ashoka, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 As the league investigation intensified, Southampton admitted to a season-long pattern of espionage, confessing to spying on three different teams since December. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confessing
  1. admitting
  2. acknowledging
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  • Reddit is best known as a forum for discussing how to retire in your thirties, trade conspiracy theories about medical school being a psyop, and gossip about which influencer is taking a GLP-1 but not admitting it.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
  • San Vicente Bungalows, his private club, is rumored to maintain a policy against admitting Housewives as members.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of admitting
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  • Cambridge has since opened a fresh investigation following new information, and Arday has resigned while denying dishonesty and acknowledging mistakes.
    — Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This occurs because in many states, even a legitimate token payment on a collection account, or even just acknowledging that the debt is yours, can restart the clock on the statute of limitations.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
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“Confessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confessing. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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