as in confessed
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 apologized
The company apologized to its customers for the disruption.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara after the shooting apologized for how his agency handled the situation.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 13 June 2026
After changing his plea, Koss apologized to the Williams family in court.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Babcock never apologized and never admitted wrongdoing.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 June 2026
In the video Wednesday, ADA CEO Charles Henderson personally apologized to the five scientists, including Aaron Kelly, pediatrics professor at the University of Minnesota; Justin Ryder of Northwestern University; and Irl Hirsch, also of the University of Washington, in addition to Kahn and Schatz.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
And then there were those who apologized for not taking a photo before devouring a slice — or an entire pie!
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Unlike some politicians who have been rejected by voters for their past indiscretions, or gotten reelected despite them, Platner has apologized and shown promising awareness of his own human fallibility.
—Shannon A. Mullen, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
In his statement, Wenders also apologized to Kinski.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara after the shooting apologized for how his agency handled the situation.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 13 June 2026
After changing his plea, Koss apologized to the Williams family in court.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Babcock never apologized and never admitted wrongdoing.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 June 2026
In the video Wednesday, ADA CEO Charles Henderson personally apologized to the five scientists, including Aaron Kelly, pediatrics professor at the University of Minnesota; Justin Ryder of Northwestern University; and Irl Hirsch, also of the University of Washington, in addition to Kahn and Schatz.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
And then there were those who apologized for not taking a photo before devouring a slice — or an entire pie!
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Unlike some politicians who have been rejected by voters for their past indiscretions, or gotten reelected despite them, Platner has apologized and shown promising awareness of his own human fallibility.
—Shannon A. Mullen, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
In his statement, Wenders also apologized to Kinski.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologized
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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Teixeira’s surge into international reflects a sea-change on independent cinema finance and his own personal passions, Teixeira confessed at ECAM Forum.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The way the righthander has been closing games for the Rays, one can be excused for thinking Baker walks on water.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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These benefits can be extended if residents are working, excused from the work requirement or are living in a county that waives the work requirement.—
Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Verb
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However, Lobrillo explained, the county has, in the past, included a 2% increase annually in similar approvals.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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As Kristic explained, during the speculative post-Covid market, many galleries failed to consider the longer-term repercussions of raising the prices of ultra-contemporary works.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
Verb
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This massive financial scaling is justified by intense business momentum.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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Routine matters might be handled internally or deferred, while more significant issues justified the cost of external counsel.—
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Apologized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologized. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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