fessed up
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She guiltily fessed up, and the marriage continued—Tom’s rationale was that it was for the sake of Miriam and her older brother, Michael.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
A New Jersey gubernatorial candidate fessed up to editing his Spotify Wrapped to exaggerate his fandom for Garden State legend Bruce Springsteen.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024
When I fessed up my prediction to McVay this week, he claimed he didn’t pay any attention to all the preseason noise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
But it hardly seems a complete coincidence that the one politician in 2023 who fessed up — who said “I regret” — was the one politician the voters chose to throw out.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
He fessed up when 'Horace' got at him.
From Left End Edwards by C. M. (Charles Mark) Relyea
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