confide
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“School should be a place where young people can feel safe and confident they can confide in a teacher.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
It might be tempting to confide in colleagues that you’re having a hard time connecting with your manager, but that probably isn’t a good idea, Williams says.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
Rick turned to his circle of friends to confide his greatest fears of being left alone, sparing Suzanne.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
That makes it hard for the holiday villain to visit sick kids in the hospital, as legions of Santas do every year, or comfort children who confide in him about bullying.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
Milkman was young and he was friendly—just the opposite of his father—and the tenants felt at ease enough with him to tease him, feed him, confide in him.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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"Of Mice and Men"
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