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
In an email to Page Six, Harris apologized — for comparing Altman to the wrong Nazi collaborator.
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Mullin declined to apologize during the hearing.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Mullin declined to apologize to Paul.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Thompson apologized to the victims’ families at his sentencing in Hennepin County in July, and again in court on Wednesday.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Mullin declined to apologize during the hearing.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Mullin declined to apologize to Paul.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Thompson apologized to the victims’ families at his sentencing in Hennepin County in July, and again in court on Wednesday.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
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The suspect previously confessed to the crime and has never claimed to be innocent.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Windley and his family did their own investigations after his conviction to pin down the identity of the two robbers and pressure them to do the right thing and confess, hiring a private investigator to help them.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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For Barbara, impending death does not inspire a moral awakening, and Rosenberg never gives the reader an origin story that would excuse her cruelty.—
Isle McElroy,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Please excuse the pun, but the One Battle After Another star looks like a literal cascading waterfall at the Oscars 2026.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Naturally, Farke was not about to reveal his hand in a press conference, but explained what will go through his mind ahead of Saturday evening.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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And her book goes a long way in explaining why.—
Alexander Kaplan,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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While discussing current events, and specifically the military conflict with Iran, Reid said that Iranians were justified in disliking the United States due to the 1953 coup in which Iran’s Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown, an effort that Great Britain and the United States aided.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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All this fuels engagement algorithms that the platforms use to justify their advertising rates and their stock prices.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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