as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
only her closest confidantes know what she's going through
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Recent Examples of confidante
Noboa’s main rival González is a close confidante of former leftist President Rafael Correa, still a dominant figure in Ecuador’s politics.
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Max Saltman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The billionaire, who has now become a Trump confidante.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Trump choosing a confidante for this position and others creates unhelpful groupthink that could potentially lead to bad decision-making for U.S. students, Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president of the advocacy group The Education Trust, told ABC News.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
Years later, Schrock was a key confidante as Simpson began ministering at the boys’ ranch.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
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Max Saltman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The billionaire, who has now become a Trump confidante.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Trump choosing a confidante for this position and others creates unhelpful groupthink that could potentially lead to bad decision-making for U.S. students, Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president of the advocacy group The Education Trust, told ABC News.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
Years later, Schrock was a key confidante as Simpson began ministering at the boys’ ranch.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidante
Noun
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Later, one of their friends came to the house and discovered the body of one of the victims, Xana Kernodle.—
Mike Baker,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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De Agosto is where the friend group formed: Miguel, his older brother, Rifen, Fernando, Silvio De Sousa and Eric Amandio.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trachtenberg plays Jenny, one-half of a set of twins who, along with some boisterous male buddies, sets off on a summer tour of Europe.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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Carolina Hurricanes Obviously not, because: One step ahead of you, buddy.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Eliot Wolf remains in his perch as executive vice president of player personnel, and the team hired Ryan Cowden — a long-time Vrabel confidant — as VP of player personnel.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump's close confidant and billionaire backer Elon Musk has supported a call for the U.S. to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations (UN).—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Confidante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidante. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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