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 Other acts and musicians on the tour resigned in protest, forcing Sheeran to apologize and attempt to explain his actions. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 Minutes later, Weinstein apologized while underscoring his claims of innocence. — Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026 The duo had an emotional elimination, with De Laurentiis apologizing to him over and over for being voted off. — Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 While Rice later went to great lengths to apologize to Cruise after seeing his performance, even commissioning a two-page spread in various outlets to heap praise on him, Jordan says the circumstances created an unwanted dynamic on set. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apologize

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Police said Sierra confessed to the killings during questioning.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
After Harrelson confessed his feelings to Louie, the two began dating and eventually welcomed three daughters.

— Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of confess

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Calling yourself compassionate doesn't excuse dangerous accusations What, exactly, is hateful about a mother or father wanting their daughter to have a female-only locker room?

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors and Clancy’s defense team did not move to excuse the juror for cause during jury selection, O’Connor also said.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of excuse

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By comparison, strong fluid flows elongated the cells and caused DNA damage, a crucial control detail that explains why past experiments might have yielded misleading results.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Rowe explained that someone buying a pair of running shoes often sends them back after wearing it for a day to try on the fit.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of explain

Verb

Regardless, a movie of this size would need a debut near $40 million to justify its budget, per rival execs.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Both have used surging trading volumes as a metric to underscore the exchanges’ growing popularity, helping justify those valuations.

— Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

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