apologized

verb

past tense of apologize
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 Grayson threatened to shoot her and Massey apologized before ducking down behind a counter and covering her face with what appeared to be a red oven mitt, the video shows. — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 31 July 2026 The Storm apologized Wednesday for the interaction after podcast host Brandi Kruse shared the video of the girls on Tuesday night. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 30 July 2026 When the case was officially closed in 2008, Hollywood Police Chief Chadwick Wagner apologized to John and Revé and acknowledged the pitfalls of the department’s investigation. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 During past parole hearings, Lockhart apologized to Kimberly’s family. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 July 2026 Big Brother season 28 houseguest and Drag Race alum Jason De Puy apologized to Ryan Murphy on the air Thursday. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026 Nacua apologized, but after the Rams’ loss to the Seahawks a few days later, Nacua criticized officials in a social media post from the locker room. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 While speaking on his own behalf, Trent Porter apologized to the court. — Mary Lyle, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026 This contrasted with the supportive reception for beloved star player Son Heung-min, who apologized to fans for his team's disappointing performance. — Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologized
  1. confessed
  2. excused
  3. explained
  4. justified
Verb
  • When interviewed separately, Klepak confessed to having sex with the juvenile, authorities said.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Cole joined the group but later confessed everything to Kacie, who laughed it off, allowing the couple to move past the incident before their wedding.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of confessed
Verb
  • Patrick, who is divorced from Lindsay Clancy and has since remarried, was on the stand to start the day but was excused after emotional direct questioning about the day his children were killed.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • His club and country teammate Rodrigo De Paul has also been excused for the same reason.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
Definition of excused
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  • Chris Ralston, the district’s assistant superintendent of facilities, explained that the agreement would buy the district time to implement the rest of its solvency plan.
    — Chaewon Chung July 30, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • As this report explained, this is largely thanks to its uncompromising quality standards and its insistence that each of its attractions outdoes its predecessors.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of explained
Verb
  • The org chart flattens because the coordination overhead that justified middle layers, translating between product, builders, and reviewers, is increasingly absorbed by AI tools.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The administration has justified its ventures into business ownership as necessary for national security and to compete in critical domains, such as artificial intelligence.
    — Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of justified

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