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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
confide .
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Examples
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If Arnold Schwarzenegger can announce that he's running for governor on the Leno show and John McCain confides his plans to David Letterman, why can't Fred Thompson slip this little bit into the fade-out of his series for the season?
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Without spoiling all the juicy parts, let's just say Katelynn "confides" in Ordonez, an orphan who auditioned because he "was looking for a family."
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When a friend or colleague confides an emotional problem with her child, I can catch myself becoming overly involved, too intense.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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Similarly, the chef at Seasons, the see-and-be-seen restaurant at Georgetown's Four Seasons, confides that the in-crowd orders the lemon ricotta pancakes, even though they're no longer on the menu.
Hank Stuever reviews WETA's 'Breakfast in Washington' Hank Stuever 2010
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"It's a terrible thing for a historian to admit," confides Ms. Caro.
Sentimental Journeys Tobias Grey 2011
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The soldier confides he thinks about killing himself, all the time.
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"I'm actually very concerned that he's not qualified to be an English teacher," one of his students confides to the camera after class.
Tony Danza teaches English in real Philadelphia high school in A&E TV show Hank Stuever 2010
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"Honestly, I'm still kind of wishy-washy," Everett confides once Joyce is out of earshot.
As midterm nears, Democratic activist sees fewer friendly faces in Arkansas Sandhya Somashekhar 2010
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A Cuban woman in her thirties confides, "It's all about who you know."
John Lundberg: Finding Poetry In WikiLeaks John Lundberg 2011
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She addresses us directly, as if the 90-minute play were a town hall grievance session, and confides what she believes to be scandalous realities about the nation's racist pecking order.
Review: 'Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven' at Studio Theatre Peter Marks 2010
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