as in admission
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
by his own self-confession, he cravenly betrayed his best friend
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Noun
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Tauson is a powerful player who stands at 6 feet (183cm) and, by her own admission, has not always been a great mover.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025 -
The threat of tariffs helped to ease him out of office sooner rather than later, by Trudeau’s admission.—
Jeremy Lott,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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William's question for Mohammed about his school day called back to another confession the royal dad made in Toxeth involving his own children's education.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Alongside his remains, police found a notebook that contained a confession letter.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Blue Trail asserts that productivity is the antithesis of human fulfillment, offering an alternative of sorts to the empty promises of capitalism and Soviet-style communism with its insistence that our wellbeing isn’t tied up with notions of usefulness.—
Jay D. Weissberg,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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But Christine and Pam [Koffler] at Killer Films are just so indefatigable in their insistence that there’s going to be a way to figure this out, again.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Self-confession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-confession. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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