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
Later, at home, Matty gets down on her knees to apologize, explaining that the imitation isn’t meant to be a joke.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Jankowski apologized to Vaughn the next day — and again Wednesday.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
The following day, Garrett apologized, and the couple was again together.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
Ramirez-Rosa later apologized to Mitts and survived the censure push, but there was bad blood over his treatment of the veteran African American alderman.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Jankowski apologized to Vaughn the next day — and again Wednesday.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
The following day, Garrett apologized, and the couple was again together.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
Ramirez-Rosa later apologized to Mitts and survived the censure push, but there was bad blood over his treatment of the veteran African American alderman.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
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Xavier Davis, 32, confessed to killing Gregory Carhee, 35, Donyavia Lagway, 29, and the couple's 6-year-old daughter Harmony Carhee on June 30, 2021.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Deep down, the designer confessed that Oude Waag reflects his desire and appreciation for complex female characters who don’t confine themselves to traditional gender norms.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
25 Mar. 2025
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A lot of students were aspiring actors: One week three people in my class were excused early to audition for the same Nickelodeon TV show.—
Mara Wilson,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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Teachers who object for reasons of religion or conscience can be excused and replaced with a substitute reader.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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This gets at a much bigger issue: This production fails to justify or explain why this is a one-person show or what is gained by this choice.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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But neither university nor the newspaper explained why Doroudi had been taken into ICE custody.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine’s General Staff denied the allegations, saying in a statement Wednesday that Russia’s claims were part of a broader disinformation campaign aimed at justifying continued hostilities.—
Illia Novikov and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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These proceedings were not justified and should never have been conducted.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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