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
JetBlue apologizes, refunds flight Following the incident, JetBlue responded to Brimway’s post apologizing for what happened.
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Drew Pittock, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Obama briskly entered and immediately apologized for tardiness.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Cooper apologized for the incident on his social media account.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Van Hook turned his head to the witness chamber and, sobbing, apologized for killing Self.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
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Drew Pittock, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Obama briskly entered and immediately apologized for tardiness.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Cooper apologized for the incident on his social media account.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Van Hook turned his head to the witness chamber and, sobbing, apologized for killing Self.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
Verb
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Carina McCue testified that her husband had confessed to raping their oldest daughter, who was still a minor at the time of the fire.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Presented with an opportunity to finally confess his feelings to Nikki, our man screws the metaphorical pooch.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
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Plus, our governor issued a memo excusing fans from delays caused by celebrating.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
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Mixing those up can lead to either punishing good judgment or excusing bad results.—
Flavio Maluf,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Thune has repeatedly explained that the bill, which Democrats and a handful of Republicans oppose, does not have the votes to pass in the Senate.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The Logan star also explains how the strenuousness of the fight scenes doubled as an artistic choice.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
Verb
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In my view, a push by Metcalf does not justify a deadly response unless the push was an attempt to push someone off a subway platform.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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SpaceX lost nearly $5 billion in 2025 and the blockbuster IPO has sparked debate over whether the company's huge valuation is justified.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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