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 pop singer shared a message on social media about the tour cancellation, apologizing to fans who were looking forward to the shows.
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
On April 16, Mamdani didn’t specify which posts his wife had apologized for in response to press questions.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Reading it now, the scene feels eerily familiar—a rehearsal for the ritual that would play out decades later when Britney Spears was likewise pushed to apologize to the paparazzi and the public for the spectacle built around her own image.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Muñoz said a White House official called to apologize about the raid, an incident Muñoz first learned about from news reports.
—Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
On April 16, Mamdani didn’t specify which posts his wife had apologized for in response to press questions.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Reading it now, the scene feels eerily familiar—a rehearsal for the ritual that would play out decades later when Britney Spears was likewise pushed to apologize to the paparazzi and the public for the spectacle built around her own image.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Muñoz said a White House official called to apologize about the raid, an incident Muñoz first learned about from news reports.
—Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
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Audiences were first introduced to Fletcher on season 20 of The Bachelor when Ben Higgins confessed his love for her but ultimately chose Lauren Bushnell over Fletcher.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Throughout the years, Gaff reportedly confessed to attempting to attack up to 30 women and girls in one day in the 1980s and admitted to raping at least eight of them.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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No staff member is obligated to participate, nor are staff excused from normal duty for the purposes of their own participation.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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More than 80 people have already requested to be excused from the case, according to the Associated Press, with no jurors picked on the first day of proceedings.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Burke explained, however, the homes may be isolated by water covering the road.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Davis explained that gas taxes aren't like a sales tax — suspending them won't directly pass all of the savings to the consumer.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The act of getting high no longer carries the same inherent tension, legal or otherwise, and the niche genre that stoner filmmakers once built around the drug has struggled to justify its own existence.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Stones fired Jones in June 1969 but would have been justified doing so a couple years earlier.—
Marc Ballon,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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