confesses

verb

present tense third-person singular of confess
1
as in admits
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 concedes
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 confesses Rafa confesses to eating chocolate in violation of his strict diet. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 May 2026 Then Armand confesses to Molloy that, actually, he’s been in love with him for decades. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026 But strangely, the 28-year-old confesses the transition was relatively smooth. — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026 This season Judy Trammell, the squad’s head choreographer, confesses to reading Reddit comments about the team. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026 But after making the call, Ferraz confesses there are no recordings and that Creasy will have to find another way to take down Carmo, Soares and Tappen. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026 Unlike the novel, where Charlie confesses that truth to Sam, the series’ Charlie holds the secret until Percy reveals it to Sam. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026 After 17 years behind bars, convicted for murdering his pregnant wife, Max is exonerated after someone else confesses to the crime. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 June 2026 Beau confesses to our trio, explaining how Lester's murder was intertwined with the death of mobster Nicky Caccimelio (Bobby Cannavale). — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confesses
  1. admits
  2. concedes
  3. acknowledges
Verb
  • But even Willis admits AI can be a helpful tool in the right capacity.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Nunes admits, despite raising concerns with neighbors, a Gabriel camera was recently installed on his building.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of admits
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  • The media business always goes through some splitting of cells — meiosis and mitosis — but every industry leader concedes that consolidation is especially needed today.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • The waiver concedes a major point of potential leverage at the start of these 60-day talks.
    — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 19 June 2026
Definition of concedes
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  • The federal government acknowledges the limitations of N95s in its educational material for firefighters.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The company that manufactures the hardware powering the AI revolution acknowledges that the technology is more expensive than the people it was supposed to augment.
    — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of acknowledges

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