as in excuses
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame
her standard apology for her chronic tardiness is the ever-present congestion on the highways
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Recent Examples of apologies
And my apologies to the Kirk family and Erika Kirk.
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Despite the apologies, Chinese state media has doubled down on its criticism of the display, with the Global Times, known for its more hawkish stance, highlighting an apparent discrepancy between Arc’teryx statements on its Weibo and Instagram.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Invariably, Ali would renege on his apologies.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Repair attempts, such as apologies and reassurance are very important to implement in a conflict, as soon as possible.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Coming up this week With apologies to the 46 teams that failed to make it through this summer’s qualifying rounds, the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League starts for real this week with 18 games — half a dozen an evening — spread across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The host, Mina Kim, simply offered her apologies.
—Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
With apologies to Mario Kart World, which is genuinely very good, the Nintendo Switch 2 didn’t launch with a very impressive library.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Both Rupert and Stewart, who was dating Robert Pattinson at the time, issued separate apologies.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Despite the apologies, Chinese state media has doubled down on its criticism of the display, with the Global Times, known for its more hawkish stance, highlighting an apparent discrepancy between Arc’teryx statements on its Weibo and Instagram.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Invariably, Ali would renege on his apologies.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Repair attempts, such as apologies and reassurance are very important to implement in a conflict, as soon as possible.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Coming up this week With apologies to the 46 teams that failed to make it through this summer’s qualifying rounds, the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League starts for real this week with 18 games — half a dozen an evening — spread across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The host, Mina Kim, simply offered her apologies.
—Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
With apologies to Mario Kart World, which is genuinely very good, the Nintendo Switch 2 didn’t launch with a very impressive library.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Both Rupert and Stewart, who was dating Robert Pattinson at the time, issued separate apologies.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologies
Noun
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The Washbergs, Blackie and Berta, and Allen the ginger skinhead — right now, the who-, why-, and howdunits feel tacked on, excuses to watch Lee unravel, rather than the cause of his unraveling.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Make sure there’s no excuses here.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Independent estimates suggest millions could lose coverage if credits expire, as higher costs push healthier individuals out of the risk pool and compound insurer pricing, a dynamic reflected in carrier justifications to state regulators.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Where differences of opinion become justifications for violence.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are good reasons for wanting to learn from Switzerland’s experience.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Layoffs can occur for many reasons; while they can be viewed as a signal about how companies view economic headwinds, the reasons may also be more localized to individual companies amid restructuring or plans to maximize profits.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Apologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologies. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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