1
as in confession
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
by her own admission, her cooking is not the greatest
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2
as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in
no admission unless accompanied by an adult
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Recent Examples of admission
The competitive college admissions process continues.
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Tickets are also available in various multi-day configurations that include admission to Universal Orlando’s other parks.
—Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
The packages all include one or more days at Universal's other parks and a single day admission to Epic Universe.
—Samantha Neely, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Timor-Leste, which awaits formal admission to ASEAN, was also asked to participate in the survey for the first time, although it was not included in the aggregate ASEAN scores.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Tickets are also available in various multi-day configurations that include admission to Universal Orlando’s other parks.
—Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
The packages all include one or more days at Universal's other parks and a single day admission to Epic Universe.
—Samantha Neely, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Timor-Leste, which awaits formal admission to ASEAN, was also asked to participate in the survey for the first time, although it was not included in the aggregate ASEAN scores.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admission
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Filled with footnotes where Reid takes her off-the-cuff voice and honest takes to the next level, Enough is a book of our times, wherein candor, confessions, and embracing the bad along with the good seem to rule more by the moment.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
20 Apr. 2025
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Then another man who had been imprisoned as a possible suspect — a black World War II veteran and construction worker, Wesley Byrd, 26 — said Apodaca and state police drove him into the desert and used torture to try to force a confession from him.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Keep your access fully charged for just $2.50 $1 per month for one year.—
Brian Barrett,
Wired News,
10 Apr. 2025
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As a bonus for new members, the travel bundle also comes with three months of unlimited streaming access to Pvolve’s library of over 1,500 classes.—
Maggie Ryan,
Flow Space,
10 Apr. 2025
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And this insistence on listening has paid off: The Brazilian Central Bank, which regulates Nubank, recorded the lowest number of complaints for Nubank among the 15 largest financial institutions for the last two quarters of 2024.—
Haniya Rae,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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When Bose arrived in Malaya in 1943 to rally supporters, his insistence that the nationalist movement needed female guerrillas was initially greeted with shock by many.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Apr. 2025
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Those fees are in addition to the cost of entrance passes into Sequoia National Park (which starts at $20).—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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Unlike previous James action figures from McFarlane Toys and Starting Lineup that depict him in an NBA uniform, the first NBA Ken doll will feature the future Hall of Famer in an adjustable, multi-accessory outfit worthy of a pre-game entrance to the locker room.—
David Betancourt,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The accession process required conforming domestic U.K. law to various EU (or EEC) directives, including those pertaining to consumption tax.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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King Charles became head of the Church of England upon his accession in September 2022 and has a keen interest in interfaith relations.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The normalization of hearing protection represents a maturation of festival culture—an acknowledgment that the best experiences are those that can be repeated sustainably throughout a lifetime.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Read: The biggest disruption in the history of American education Without sufficient acknowledgment of the harms of school closures, or adequate planning for unwinding this intervention, officials showed that their decisions to close were simply reactive rather than carefully considered.—
David Zweig,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Easter welcome porch sign: on sale for $36 (10% off) Original price: $40 Nothing is as inviting as a wooden porch sign at your front door.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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YoungBoy Never Broke Again should be expecting a knock on his door and a fresh batch of homemade cookies some time real soon.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Post family relocated to North Texas after Malone’s father, Rich Post, took a job managing concessions for the Dallas Cowboys.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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So there are multiple motivations on their part not to quickly come to an agreement if that agreement requires significant concessions.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Admission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admission. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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