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 Disarmed by his stepson’s surprise appearance, Morgan confesses to being the cheater. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Prue follows the advice, confesses what happened to Mac, and discovers the secret her parents have been keeping from her all along. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026 Things are suddenly different, starting at work, where the gallery director confesses to noticing him for the first time and a punky feminist artist requests his involvement in her upcoming show. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 The morning after Kylie confesses her love to the devoted Gideon (Xolo Maridueña), he’s hit by a car and sinks into a coma. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 The privilege protects someone who confesses to clergy by allowing the confessor to refuse to disclose confidential information to law enforcement and the courts — and by preventing clergy from disclosing it, too. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Emerald Isle, North Carolina, confesses its obvious charms—brilliant blue-green waters, a verdant maritime forest, and lush marshes—in its name. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 7 July 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confesses
  1. admits
  2. concedes
  3. acknowledges
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  • Big 12 admits end-of-game error The Big 12 issued a statement acknowledging its officials erred by not allowing Notre Dame one more play when the game clock showed one second remained when CJ Carr’s incomplete pass hit the ground on the final play.
    — Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The ongoing legal troubles compounded the stress the Hollywood couple was already dealing with and things almost took a really wrong turn, Mangianello admits.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • Fielder is not conventionally attractive, concedes Breca, a 26-year-old bisexual man in Pennsylvania, but the filmmaker’s salt-and-pepper hair and stubble did something for Breca nonetheless.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Zidni concedes that the matching fund on its own won’t help independent producers who lack overseas contacts.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • There is a similar problem with Quantum Systems' claim, which the company acknowledges.
    — David Szondy October 20, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement Chief Justice John Roberts acknowledges that authority in his ruling in Rucho.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of acknowledges

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