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 internet was shut down in the country for days, a move that President Samia Suluhu Hassan later apologized to the diplomatic community for and promised would never happen again.
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
South Korea’s air force apologized Thursday over the finding.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, Cumming apologized for the post in a statement, a day after the mayor's chief of staff wrote a letter to the city ethics board raising concerns over the post.
—Bryant Reed, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Separately, Nike apologized this week for ad copy at the race that many thought was exclusionary.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
South Korea’s air force apologized Thursday over the finding.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, Cumming apologized for the post in a statement, a day after the mayor's chief of staff wrote a letter to the city ethics board raising concerns over the post.
—Bryant Reed, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Separately, Nike apologized this week for ad copy at the race that many thought was exclusionary.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
Verb
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However, Bryant’s uncle, Raymond Bryant, testified during the other men’s criminal trial that his nephew had confessed to the shooting.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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The prints matched another man who had confessed to his ex-girlfriend, and Monson was released.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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But don’t excuse Montgomery Steppe or Aguirre.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Cherfilus-McCormick has denied wrongdoing, excusing the allegations as an accounting error.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Besides the driver, an amiable man who was happy to explain how the shredder worked, only a few nervous schoolchildren stood around, supervised by a woman with a badge that identified her as an envoy of the library.—
Mary Norris,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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The bulletin examined nutrition in common foods (especially meat, bread, and milk), explained how the body uses food as fuel, outlined dietary standards, and considered the economy of food, food waste, and connections between food and health.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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So far, that skepticism has appeared justified.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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This seeming deference to executive interests is particularly difficult to justify in an administration willing to flout court orders.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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