Thesaurus results for APOLOGIES

apologies

noun

plural of apology

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 Schumer’s team is unwilling to make any apologies for backing Mills over Platner. —

Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 When trains or buses are late or delayed, the transit agencies in the country make public apologies. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 1 May 2026 At 32, he is done playing and no apologies are necessary for how his career played out with the Broncos. —

Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026 Burnley, Wolves and Leicester’s statements showed that while relegation apologies might be a relatively new phenomenon, there is already a set template as to the content. —

Tim Spiers, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Again, no apologies to his wife or his family. —

Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Museum staffers called for the removal of the works, and community members demanded answers at an artist talk with Walker and Uslip, which reportedly became hostile and led to public apologies from both parties, along with modifications to the show. —

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 Technology now lets firms detect service failures and issue instant apologies at scale. —

Harvard Business Review, 20 Apr. 2026 People see personal apologies and corporate apologies that stem from AI as less effective. —

Andras Molnar, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologies

Noun

Now, with a new head coach, new quarterback and a 12-team College Football Playoff, the excuses for the Nittany Lions to not make it to the postseason are running out.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Wallstedt made no excuses for the roughest outing of his seven career playoff starts, acknowledging that Colorado, with its hockey version of fast break offense, is a much different challenge than Dallas, which played a more meticulous and patient offensive game.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026