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 for the error and paid you the full $1,782.
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Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Lu also apologized to those who were offended in the video.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 18 June 2026
The tennis star later apologized in the comments of a censored Instagram post on the HSBC Championships account — which appears to have since been taken down.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Obama briskly entered and immediately apologized for tardiness.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Cooper apologized for the incident on his social media account.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Van Hook turned his head to the witness chamber and, sobbing, apologized for killing Self.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
Bruce Springsteen apologized for not letting Bono use one of his songs for a (RED) campaign with Gap.
—Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 15 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
Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Lu also apologized to those who were offended in the video.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 18 June 2026
The tennis star later apologized in the comments of a censored Instagram post on the HSBC Championships account — which appears to have since been taken down.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Obama briskly entered and immediately apologized for tardiness.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Cooper apologized for the incident on his social media account.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Van Hook turned his head to the witness chamber and, sobbing, apologized for killing Self.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
Bruce Springsteen apologized for not letting Bono use one of his songs for a (RED) campaign with Gap.
—Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 15 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
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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Canada’s draw could be excused given injury absences.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Dye was excused from practice for a personal matter.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Madonna explained that Netflix later connected with her to make a series based on her life and career, but the matter was complicated due to the star not being able to use the script from the Universal project.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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Part of that difference can be explained by the concerns around capital expenditures.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Dual class share structures at Alphabet and Meta have been justified on precisely these grounds, and Musk has argued that the listing’s design will protect SpaceX’s long-term vision from activist pressure for more immediate profits.—
Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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The officer in that case was acquitted of criminal charges and found justified in his use of force by a review board.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
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“Apologized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologized. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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