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 Instead of overreaction to Aegon’s taunts, Aemond keeps apologizing. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Kris tumbles, scrambles up, and, in the movie’s best throwaway, apologizes to the advancing killer. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026 Porter apologized to the other passengers, who were rebooked on a flight the following day. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Boone announced the postponement in an Instagram story, apologizing to fans who had traveled to attend the show. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apologize

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In another interview in 2009 with Las Vegas detectives, Davis allegedly confessed to his involvement in the shooting again.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
After posting a video earlier this week asking if anyone else couldn’t stop purchasing diamonds via TikTok, his comment section quickly flooded with more than a thousand replies from people across the country, all confessing their little secret.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of confess

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Neither the governor's office nor Wilson's office has explained why those two sections were left out between the May draft and the final trailer bill.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Here, The Athletic explains the latest situation in terms of both outgoings and incomings at St James’ Park.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of explain

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Southampton’s status as one of England’s premier talent houses is justified by the top of this list thanks to their sale of a 16-year-old Theo Walcott to Arsenal in January 2006.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Crump also argued that the criminal charges subsequently brought against Hackett were only brought to justify the force Arellano had already used.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026

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