1
as in to confess
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
the host of the talk show eventually admitted that she hadn't actually read the book you can't bring yourself to admit your mistakes
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2
as in to receive
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
she was admitted to Harvard
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Recent Examples of admit
That means patients who go to the Westchester ER and need to be admitted for further treatment will be transferred to Mount Sinai’s main campus in Miami Beach, just off the Julia Tuttle Causeway.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
When the mother admits that her children are not vaccinated, Robby tells her that MMR is safe but measles is not.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
Lee Schmidt admitted that being in a family business can be challenging at times.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
In comparison, the transfer admit rate of about 40% does not distinguish between in-state and out-of-state candidates.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
When the mother admits that her children are not vaccinated, Robby tells her that MMR is safe but measles is not.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
Lee Schmidt admitted that being in a family business can be challenging at times.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
In comparison, the transfer admit rate of about 40% does not distinguish between in-state and out-of-state candidates.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Brian Tyree Henry confessed to breaking his own cardinal rule of not returning to television in order to star in Apple TV+’s crime drama Dope Thief.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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Ninety percent of British women and nonbinary people polled in 2020 confessed to sometimes using filters before posting selfies, and 85 percent to using external editing software such as FaceTune to tweak pictures of themselves.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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Set to take place on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 10 a.m. on The Yard, the 68-year-old will serve as the Commencement orator and also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Although charges made before a new credit card is received are rarely due to mail theft, this type of traditional fraud still poses a risk.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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His interrogator conceded that the police must have gotten the wrong guy and released him within weeks.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Deputy Latah County Prosecutor Ashley Jennings also flat out denied Taylor's accusations that prosecutors were slow-walking discovery and said everything the defense has asked for has been provided, a point that Taylor conceded in front of the judge.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday acknowledged that Trump’s tariffs, which were significantly more aggressive than the central bank had expected, would drive prices higher and slow down the economy.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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They were formally notified of this violation and, in April 2022, signed a waiver acknowledging their breach and committing to refrain from any further use of Palace Elite branding or commentary about the company.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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In an exciting Instagram post on Wednesday (April 9), the West Coast icon and league owner revealed that the eight-time NBA All-Star has agreed to join the BIG3 league for one final season as a professional basketball player.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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From there, the brothers rope in a boozy harmonica virtuoso named Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who only accepts the gig after the brothers agree to pay him in Irish beer.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Admit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admit. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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