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
The new release appears to reflect a concerted effort to move on from the 2022 allegations, for which Butler apologized while maintaining that the five relationships were consensual.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Julie, Natty, Belle and Haneul of Kiss of Life are apologizing to fans after a recent live stream drew backlash.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Despite Eady’s attempt to apologize to Moore after plenty of commentary from her cast mates, coming to the grand opening of the Kenya Moore Hair Spa bearing flowers, the vet ignored her.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
Google representatives apologized to the web creators and said their sites represented exactly the kind of helpful content that the company wanted to surface in search, according to creators who were in attendance.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Julie, Natty, Belle and Haneul of Kiss of Life are apologizing to fans after a recent live stream drew backlash.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Despite Eady’s attempt to apologize to Moore after plenty of commentary from her cast mates, coming to the grand opening of the Kenya Moore Hair Spa bearing flowers, the vet ignored her.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
Google representatives apologized to the web creators and said their sites represented exactly the kind of helpful content that the company wanted to surface in search, according to creators who were in attendance.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
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As the veteran investigator and his suspect began their drive, Jones confessed to Ford.—
Lauren A. White,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Balmer turned himself in and allegedly confessed to the fire, according to search warrants.—
Jared Kofsky,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Until Henry momentarily excuses himself from the table, that is, and the person or persons behind these winky-wink messages tell her to poison Henry ASAP or the menacing guy currently hiding in her apartment will kill her boy.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The 2025 Masters is here, and more than Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele will be on display this week at Augusta National Golf Club for all the fans — excuse us, patrons — to bear witness to.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The reason for the independence, the Brookings Institution explains, is that politicians tend to want lower interest rates because lower rates stimulate the economy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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If yes, please explain: Only at the misdemeanor level.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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As a result, the court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to either determine whether greenhouse gases from new vehicles contribute to climate change, and therefore endanger human health, or justify its refusal to study the issue.—
Hannah Wiseman,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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There are also questions about his logic justifying the policy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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