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 Gillis also drew some criticism for unintentionally saying the F-word during a sketch on SNL, and Gillis subsequently apologized. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 On Tuesday, October 6, UK outlet Daily Express reported that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were preparing to apologize to the royal family. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 11 Oct. 2026 Pham took the stand during trial and apologized to Collins’ family. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 Her father acknowledges what went wrong, apologizes, asks forgiveness, and changes. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apologize

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After detectives confronted her with information from Hanfield, Arstil confessed that the two women were at the apartment complex that night looking to rob someone.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Disarmed by his stepson’s surprise appearance, Morgan confesses to being the cheater.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of confess

Verb

Look, saying a team should have played better doesn't excuse a questionable call that helps decide the game.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
But the series’ choice to humanize the villain without excusing her actions was intentional, Thornton explains.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of excuse

Verb

An elephantine star becoming a black hole doesn’t explain it either.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Maybe this explains why Effective Altruism—the idea that generosity should be subjected to evidence and calculation—seemed counterintuitive.

— David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of explain

Verb

Between those grounds and the pool, there's enough here to justify leaving part of the day unscheduled.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
In this case, the AI agent carried over an earlier instruction not to send any Slack messages to OpenAI’s team, using that to justify turning off the alerts.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of justify

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