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owning up

NOUN
confession
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledgment admission assertion concession disclosure proclamation revelation statement story
STRONG
affirmation allowance assenting avowal declaration divulgence enumeration exposure narration profession publication recitation relation revealing song squawk squeal telling utterance
WEAK
disclosing exposé making public unbosoming
Antonyms
STRONGEST
denial refusal repudiation secret
STRONG
concealment silence
WEAK
cover disavowal

Example Sentences

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Beretta walks away with a path to two board seats and an eventual shot at owning up to 25% of Ruger.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Greenspan taught me the value of owning up to my mistakes.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

This leaves us torn between wanting to make jokes about her for not knowing this was in the bill or commending her for owning up to it and appropriately criticizing it.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2025

Perhaps Rowling isn’t so afraid of change after all, but rather fearful of owning up to the inherent insignificance of being one person in a world that treats all humans equally.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

But his eyes are soft, as if he’s owning up to everything that he is.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

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