1
as in to admit
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
he fessed up to breaking the antique vase only after his guilt was obvious
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2
as in to confess
to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid
at first he denied everything, but eventually he realized that he had no choice but to fess up
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Minato admitted the network had sat on knowledge of the incident for roughly six months before the magazine expose broke the story.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025 -
Locally, about 400 people with confirmed appointments were admitted each day, per the Union-Tribune.—
Kate Murphy,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
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Enterprising captains — including, Pujol confesses, his own grandfather, who owned a 38-foot lobster boat — would pick up migrants in Cuba and deliver them to waiting family members parked at the traffic circle.—
Nicolas Rivero,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old escaped fugitive, later confessed to the crime and was sentenced to a 99-year prison term.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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At times, my inclination was to almost ignore the person during staff meetings rather than sit next to or acknowledge them.—
Kathleen Shanley,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau said the team will carefully monitor the injury but acknowledged playing through discomfort is part of the NBA grind.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Having only conceded three goals in their last nine games, and never more than once in a match, Newcastle’s previous solidity crumbled.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Schiraldi conceded his department could do a better job but argued the gaps in the system being questioned were from programs funded by entities other than DJS.—
Mikenzie Frost,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Fess (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fess%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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