as in confessing
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 apologizing
The veteran actor confessed to constantly apologizing to his costar.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The team scrubbed the campaign a day later, however, apologizing after some fans called it transphobic.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
If Jimmy’s estranged best friend Brian (Michael Urie) slid right back into the friend group after some minor apologizing from Jimmy, then this was for the best, because of the energy Urie brought to scenes where Brian was paired with characters who otherwise had no real reason to interact with him.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The team scrubbed the campaign a day later, however, apologizing after some fans called it transphobic.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
If Jimmy’s estranged best friend Brian (Michael Urie) slid right back into the friend group after some minor apologizing from Jimmy, then this was for the best, because of the energy Urie brought to scenes where Brian was paired with characters who otherwise had no real reason to interact with him.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Apologizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologizing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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