admit to
phrasal verb
admitted to; admitting to; admits to
: to admit (something) : to acknowledge the truth or existence of (something)
He reluctantly admitted to knowing her.
He admitted to his guilt.
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As some of the duo’s famous friends read excerpts from the resulting book, everyone from Bravo to Bell proudly admitted to having been fired in their careers.
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Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The teen, who suffered four days of stomach pain before being admitted to Tauranga Hospital, had ingested between 80 and 100 high-power magnets, each around 5×2 millimeters in size, according to a Friday report in the New Zealand Medical Journal.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The three-year ban, which was reduced from four years after Chepngetich admitted to the doping violation, means that the Kenyan is eligible to compete again in April 2028.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Deputies believed Miller signed both ballots herself, which Miller later admitted to doing in an interview with investigators, according to the complaint.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The teen, who suffered four days of stomach pain before being admitted to Tauranga Hospital, had ingested between 80 and 100 high-power magnets, each around 5×2 millimeters in size, according to a Friday report in the New Zealand Medical Journal.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The three-year ban, which was reduced from four years after Chepngetich admitted to the doping violation, means that the Kenyan is eligible to compete again in April 2028.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Deputies believed Miller signed both ballots herself, which Miller later admitted to doing in an interview with investigators, according to the complaint.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Admit to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admit%20to. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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