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
Killer Mike has apologized to Steph Curry and the NBA star’s wife, Ayesha Curry, following his comments reacting to a TikTok video ridiculing Ayesha.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
However, the professional dancer shared that Delvey apologized to him for ending his first season as a pro early.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Before Hellerstein imposed the sentence, Javice stood to express remorse and to apologize.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
Thomas Sanford apologized to the families of the people killed and wounded in Grand Blanc Township when his son attacked a church during a Sunday morning service.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
However, the professional dancer shared that Delvey apologized to him for ending his first season as a pro early.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Before Hellerstein imposed the sentence, Javice stood to express remorse and to apologize.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
Thomas Sanford apologized to the families of the people killed and wounded in Grand Blanc Township when his son attacked a church during a Sunday morning service.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
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Investigators ultimately found the remains of at least 10 women in Ed’s home, and were also able to link him to the disappearance of local tavern owner Mary Hogan, whom Ed confessed to killing, according to History.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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The findings also effectively means the exoneration of four teenage boys initially implicated in the killings in 1999, two of whom confessed.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Actors like Andrew Garfield, Chloë Sevigny and Brian Cox have spoken out against their peers who use Method to excuse their own bad behavior.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Oct. 2025
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Plumlee, who had been excused from Monday’s media day activities for personal reasons, has continued to be absent from practice this week and hasn’t spoken about his second tour of duty with Charlotte yet.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Reliever Luke Weaver melted down again, and then seemed lost trying to explain it postgame.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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In the show, Gein strikes Henry with a piece of wood, then drags his body into the woods and stages a brush fire to explain Henry's death.—
JR Radcliffe,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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On September 24, Judge Smith permanently enjoined DHS from enforcing broad new immigration compliance conditions on a wide range of preparedness grants, ruling the agency had exceeded its statutory authority and failed to justify departing from longstanding grant practices.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Among customers and in financial markets, skepticism is rising as some question whether the massive investment in AI will ever be justified by revenues.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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