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confessional

[kuhn-fesh-uh-nl] / kənˈfɛʃ ə nl /
NOUN
confession booth
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Nowadays, those hankering for a dose of first-person confessional need only open their TikTok feeds or turn on Bravo.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The 83-year-old confessional lyricist said in a statement that she had "been learning how to live with Parkinson's disease" and that she had also been treated for skin cancer.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Notably, the seventh song on the album, “Everything,” tips the record into a more appropriately confessional place, a perspective one couldn’t get with the short film alone.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Then she brought out pop star Lola Young, inviting her into a confessional booth with the hope of eliciting a dark secret.

From BBC May 6, 2026

Within two weeks, he’d resigned and spent the rest of his days in a small cabin writing confessional poetry.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu



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