Thesaurus results for APOLOGIZE

apologize

verb

Definition of apologize

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 airline apologized to Maglione and issued him a $350 travel credit. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 29 June 2026 This situation has been addressed, and everyone involved has apologized. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 July 2026 Commissioners wanted an admission of guilt, not claims of innocence, and Broadwater wouldn’t apologize. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 Tenbarge also apologized for a line of questioning about a retraining order Nikolas took out against a stalker, specifically some allegations the individual made against Nikolas. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for apologize

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Elsewhere in the episode, Sheridan confessed to not caring about the opinions of television critics.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
During her trial, prosecutors played a recording of Yang confessing to Reuter's murder to a friend who was wearing a wire.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of confess

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Carpino retired in April, without ever explaining what was not right in the organization or, based on the standings, repairing it.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Davies explains that Provenance adds value, as does good condition, because textiles are particularly unforgiving and easy to damage.

— Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026

Definition of explain

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Wall Street is increasingly punishing Big Tech companies for spending on AI without profits to justify it.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Thus far, Meta was only monetizing AI through its advertising, which is a great business but can be cyclical and was not enough to justify using all its cash flow.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 July 2026

Definition of justify

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