make amends
idiom
: to do something to correct a mistake that one has made or a bad situation that one has caused
She tried to make amends by apologizing to him.
I'd like to make amends (to you) for my behavior last night.
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Fast forward a year later, the gang is trying to make amends while also having the best summer ever.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 June 2024
Eloise and Penelope start to make amends at the end of episode 6.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2024
While the primary goal of this work by the nonprofit focused on land stewardship is to preserve and restore native habitats, the project also is helping make amends for colonialism that devastated Indigenous tribes as settlers moved west across America.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2024
Though the move makes San Francisco among just a few U.S. municipalities to declare intent to make amends for past racist policies, the resolution is the only action taken thus far from more than 100 recommendations submitted by the city’s reparations advisory committee.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 June 2024
Eloise and Penelope start to make amends at the end of episode 6.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2024
While the primary goal of this work by the nonprofit focused on land stewardship is to preserve and restore native habitats, the project also is helping make amends for colonialism that devastated Indigenous tribes as settlers moved west across America.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2024
Though the move makes San Francisco among just a few U.S. municipalities to declare intent to make amends for past racist policies, the resolution is the only action taken thus far from more than 100 recommendations submitted by the city’s reparations advisory committee.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Make amends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20amends. Accessed 5 Jul. 2024.
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