as in to confess
to express regret for doing or saying something wrong
I want to apologize to you for my rude behavior yesterday. We apologize for the mistake and promise that it won't happen again.
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Recent Examples of apologize
Now, two decades later, Shields recalls when Cruise showed up at her doorstep to apologize.
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Then, one deputy is heard apologizing before the group leaves.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
But the app stumbles — and Spence’s failure to apologize in the immediate aftermath — ultimately soured his reputation with the company’s most loyal customers.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2025
Starbucks later apologized, reached a settlement with them and trained its workers on racial biases.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Then, one deputy is heard apologizing before the group leaves.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
But the app stumbles — and Spence’s failure to apologize in the immediate aftermath — ultimately soured his reputation with the company’s most loyal customers.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2025
Starbucks later apologized, reached a settlement with them and trained its workers on racial biases.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for apologize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
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Enterprising captains — including, Pujol confesses, his own grandfather, who owned a 38-foot lobster boat — would pick up migrants in Cuba and deliver them to waiting family members parked at the traffic circle.—
Nicolas Rivero,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old escaped fugitive, later confessed to the crime and was sentenced to a 99-year prison term.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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After various teachers, administrators and parents raised concerns about the efficacy and age appropriateness of the books, the school system initially allowed students to be excused when the books were read in class.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Prior to the pandemic, Pelosi denied Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-Ill.) request to be excused from in-person voting due to similar concerns in 2014.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2025
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But money alone doesn’t explain the absence of conscience.—
Todd L. Pittinsky,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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For some teams, a dark-horse mind-set might be better for strategic reasons: underdogs tend to focus on the positive outcome (winning), while top dogs tend to avoid negative outcomes (not losing), which could explain why underdogs sometimes play looser and with an eye to higher risks and rewards.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
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Then there’s the ruling’s decision that national security could justify potential speech suppression.—
Lauren Feiner,
The Verge,
24 Jan. 2025
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Investors are betting that President Donald Trump’s pro-growth policies, together with a strong economy and softening inflation, could power earnings growth for companies and justify their lofty valuations after the gains of the prior two years.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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