Own up
Own up verb - To make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid.
Pull at
Pull at verb - Pluck or pull at with the fingers.
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Pull at and Own up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/own_up/pull_at
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Pull at or Own up. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/own_up/pull_at.
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