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
Her company used the appearance to promote the piece, and later apologized due to the backlash.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
By Saturday evening, the PGA of America released a statement that the comedian apologized to Rory McIlroy and stepped down from her emcee role.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In her emotional courtroom statement, Javice directly apologized to multiple constituencies affected by her fraud.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Killer Mike has apologized to Steph Curry and the NBA star’s wife, Ayesha Curry, following his comments reacting to a TikTok video ridiculing Ayesha.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
However, the professional dancer shared that Delvey apologized to him for ending his first season as a pro early.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The academy apologized the day prior for its handling of a situation in which some students wore red ties to school to honor Kirk, 31.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
This followed revelations from the Mail on Sunday that Ferguson apologized to Epstein just weeks after publicly disowning him in 2011.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2025
Michael Che said that Ye apologized to him a year after his infamous pro-Trump rant on Saturday Night Live.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
By Saturday evening, the PGA of America released a statement that the comedian apologized to Rory McIlroy and stepped down from her emcee role.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In her emotional courtroom statement, Javice directly apologized to multiple constituencies affected by her fraud.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Killer Mike has apologized to Steph Curry and the NBA star’s wife, Ayesha Curry, following his comments reacting to a TikTok video ridiculing Ayesha.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
However, the professional dancer shared that Delvey apologized to him for ending his first season as a pro early.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The academy apologized the day prior for its handling of a situation in which some students wore red ties to school to honor Kirk, 31.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
This followed revelations from the Mail on Sunday that Ferguson apologized to Epstein just weeks after publicly disowning him in 2011.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2025
Michael Che said that Ye apologized to him a year after his infamous pro-Trump rant on Saturday Night Live.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologized
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While Gein confessed to killing Worden and Hogan, he was only convicted of the former's murder.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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The findings also effectively means the exoneration of four teenage boys initially implicated in the killings in 1999, two of whom confessed.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Plumlee, who had been excused from Monday’s media day activities for personal reasons, has continued to be absent from practice this week and hasn’t spoken about his second tour of duty with Charlotte yet.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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The lady seated between him and me began feeling sick and excused herself, and the table closed up.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Brooks explained the white and brown pup was rescued from a cruelty case in South Carolina.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The effects of the RBI's outsized rate cut of 50 basis points in June have yet to filter through the economy, explained Malhotra, adding that the decision to hold rates steady was unanimous.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Just a kid… but the hype feels justified.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Friday’s strike came a day after the administration justified its previous strikes in a memo to lawmakers, some of whom have expressed concerns about an overreach of executive power.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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