confiding
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Anthony never married, and she considered herself to some degree Stanton’s amanuensis, confiding to an intimate that she felt that her best work had been “making the way clear” for her friend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
He tried to reach out for help at Loyola, even confiding in his coach about his feelings.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025
It was the best part of a couple of years ago, and a senior government figure was confiding in me about listening in on a call between the then prime minister and President Biden.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024
She wore a blazing orange sweater over a bright green shirt and her affect was by turns giddy, introspective, confiding, resolute.
From New York Times • May 26, 2024
In a burst of confiding he added, “Perhaps Rekh will teach me more now. Perhaps someday I shall be a master goldsmith and make necklaces for the queen.”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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