Thesaurus results for APOLOGIZED

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 An Australian indoor fitness athlete apologized Thursday for continuing to participate in a recent competition after apparently soiling herself. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 After initially resisting calls to disavow the material, Irving later apologized, and the Brooklyn Nets suspended him for at least five games without pay. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Andy Cohen apologized to Julia Stiles during Wednesday night’s Watch What Happens Live for his comments about her moves in Save the Last Dance, naming himself the Jackhole of the Day. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 Robert and Gateway took ownership of what happened in the 1980s and apologized in good faith. — Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The university deleted its response to the account and apologized. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 The City Council acknowledged the harm, apologized and committed $20 million collected from the city's tax on cannabis sales and real estate transfers to pay reparations of $25,000 per person. — Adrian Florido, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 Kolb apologized in a statement shared Sunday on his Instagram page, according to The New York Times. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Goff said Reinken later apologized to her in an email, according to court documents. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026

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But the novel makes its intentions clear in its opening lines, when the narrator reports having confessed an interest in writing M’s autobiography and M asking if the story would be entirely made up.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026
He was fatally stabbed, and Davis later confessed to cutting him.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of confessed

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Senior quarterback Dante Moore was nowhere to be found during media availability following the Ducks' loss on the road, which was noticed by every reporter in the room, but according to head coach Dan Lanning, his absence was excused.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The jury requested to be excused for the day hours after telling Judge William Sullivan that it was deadlocked and could not reach a unanimous decision.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

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Now, in a new interview with GQ Hong Kong, Tesfaye has clarified those comments and explained his strike-that-reverse-it stance.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
Lynn explained that her daughter, who is a disabled veteran, earns roughly $70,000 a year between her VA disability compensation and her Social Security Disability Insurance.

— Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of explained

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Harvey Barnes was awarded a new contract during the summer and his early-season form has justified starting regularly.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Viewers will soon get the chance to judge for themselves whether these concerns are justified, though determining just how much damage (if any) the new regime has done to the 60 brand may take a little longer.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of justified

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