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
Afterward, Mahrez all but apologized for scoring his second goal of the match.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Wealthy merchants, landowners and even religious leaders enjoyed having nice things in their homes and stopped apologizing for them.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Tenbarge also apologized for a line of questioning about a retraining order Nikolas took out against a stalker, specifically some allegations the individual made against Nikolas.
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Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2026
Those three contestants have since publicly apologized for their posts.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for apologize
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Wealthy merchants, landowners and even religious leaders enjoyed having nice things in their homes and stopped apologizing for them.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Tenbarge also apologized for a line of questioning about a retraining order Nikolas took out against a stalker, specifically some allegations the individual made against Nikolas.
—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2026
Those three contestants have since publicly apologized for their posts.
—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for apologize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
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Elsewhere in the episode, Sheridan confessed to not caring about the opinions of television critics.
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During her trial, prosecutors played a recording of Yang confessing to Reuter's murder to a friend who was wearing a wire.
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Demings uses the go-to excuse that state legislation bans using the TDT on local projects.
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She’s been canceled, kidnapped, and bamboozled, happy to tell anyone who’ll listen, and who’ll excuse her typos.
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Faith, hope drive Venezuelan community's response The day the earthquakes struck was a holiday in Venezuela, which may explain why many families were at home when the disaster occurred, while some children were visiting friends or relatives.
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Maybe that explains her chaotic behavior when the crew goes out later that night.
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Wall Street is increasingly punishing Big Tech companies for spending on AI without profits to justify it.
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Thus far, Meta was only monetizing AI through its advertising, which is a great business but can be cyclical and was not enough to justify using all its cash flow.
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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