confessed
Americanadjective
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openly admitted; declared to be true.
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Christianity. having confessed one's sins for absolution.
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Duhamel added that he was inspired by the “Patriots” survival guide and confessed that he worried about the delicate nature of a society so tech dependent.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
I feared a wrath of derision when I confessed my cheesy souvenir habit recently in my email newsletter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
Earlier, a kid in this year’s climb had told me: “There’ll be an email thread that goes around,” but confessed: “It always ends up just being everyone running towards it with no strategy whatsoever.”
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
In testimony to Congress, the former Federal Reserve chairman confessed that the banks had proved his free-market, anti-regulation views wrong.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
I confessed then to the Queen that my feet were hurting.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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