as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care
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Recent Examples of confided
Then Rocha saw him a year later, and the student confided that college just wasn’t for him.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
The problem with Dolan, this person confided, was that the owner fancied himself knowledgeable about basketball.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
But during the March video conference, Colorado regulators confided to industry lobbyists that the tool for rooting out fraud isn’t working.
—Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
Aylesworth says her mother previously confided that Brian Hooker choked her.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Instead, Shawn stages his story as a panel of intimate testimonies, confided to us alone.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Whitlock reveals that to keep news of Husky out of the press, Ike called war correspondents together and confided plans for Husky.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
The game warden who conducted my background check confided that the state is so hard up for hunte-ed instructors that hunting experience is no longer a requirement for teaching the class.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
The investigation began in July 2016, when a church member in whom Taylor confided reported the claims to officials at the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the lawsuit says.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
The problem with Dolan, this person confided, was that the owner fancied himself knowledgeable about basketball.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
But during the March video conference, Colorado regulators confided to industry lobbyists that the tool for rooting out fraud isn’t working.
—Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
Aylesworth says her mother previously confided that Brian Hooker choked her.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Instead, Shawn stages his story as a panel of intimate testimonies, confided to us alone.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Whitlock reveals that to keep news of Husky out of the press, Ike called war correspondents together and confided plans for Husky.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
The game warden who conducted my background check confided that the state is so hard up for hunte-ed instructors that hunting experience is no longer a requirement for teaching the class.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
The investigation began in July 2016, when a church member in whom Taylor confided reported the claims to officials at the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the lawsuit says.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confided
Verb
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Babies are handed six-shooters before the butt slap.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Police said that Tree was on the list of passengers handed to aviation authorities, but have not been able to identify the bodies of those killed in the crash.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Verb
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You are not simply assigned a room, you are temporarily entrusted with the care of an extraordinary beachfront home.—
Arion McNicoll,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
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The 78-year-old has taken several nations to World Cups over the course of his career – be that the Netherlands or South Korea – and he has now been entrusted with Curaçao soccer’s biggest moment.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Verb
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By leaving the floor immediately, Wembanyama gave critics an easy target and allowed the story to become about his temperament rather than the Knicks' championship celebration.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The Royals even gave Spence a slim lead.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Immigration advocates and lawyers said the hurricane season is just an excuse and not the real reason why the detainees have been transferred.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Over the past weeks, family members and advocates have said that immigrants being held there had been moved to other Florida immigration facilities, such as Krome North Processing Center and Miami FDC, or transferred out of state.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Verb
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What happens when every difficult task can be delegated to a machine?—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The distinction is in determining which slice of the work is irreplaceable and the main purview of humans, and which slices can be delegated to AI.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The measles vaccine is recommended to be given in two doses — first at 12 to 15 months of age and again between 4 and 6 years of age, according to the CDC.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Most people expect medicine to work because of what’s behind a pill or recommended treatment plan, but sometimes people feel better even when a remedy contains no active ingredient at all.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Verb
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The bill passed unanimously in the state Senate in January.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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More than a decade has passed since Cristiano Ronaldo last played a football match in the United States.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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