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 Kothari subsequently apologized, calling his language inappropriate and insensitive. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Pham took the stand during trial and apologized to Collins’ family. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 Michigan tight end Zack Marshall apologized Tuesday after messages attributed to him criticizing offensive coordinator Jason Beck leaked on social media following the Wolverines' 20-14 loss to Minnesota. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 The week before the suit was filed, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologized to the community for not alerting law enforcement after Van Rootselaar’s account was banned. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 The former prince, who had a longtime friendship with Epstein and maintained contact with him after his 2008 conviction of procuring a child for prostitution, has previously apologized and denied any wrongdoing. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 The network apologized; Rather defended the report initially but conceded after several weeks that the materials should not have been used. — Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 Separately, OpenAI apologized this week for a cyberattack in Australia, where its AI models had authorized the nation’s universal health insurance scheme. — John Kell, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 Stephens apologized and expressed empathy for Moore and his family in a statement issued by the Trojans. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologized
  1. confessed
  2. excused
  3. explained
  4. justified
Verb
  • Shea initially lied about the discrepancy but later confessed, according to Merriweather.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Two more search warrants were carried out for the TikTok account, and during an interview, deputies said the teen confessed to taking photos of a younger child and using AI to alter the images to make the child appear nude.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of confessed
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  • Ovitz, meanwhile, asked to be excused from further questioning on the grounds that Ormond’s lawyers were trying to harass him with irrelevant questions.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • These departures would have probably been excused had the show captured the imagination of the audience.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of excused
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  • Justin Wilson, an associate professor of physics at Louisiana State University and a study coauthor, explained that random interventions could suppress otherwise unpredictable behavior.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Adding that there were multiple bloods; some waterier, some viscous, others stickier, Flanagan explained that blood for dropping was different from what needed to be painted on Howell, which could not drip off.
    — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of explained
Verb
  • That’s not to say that some of the industry’s wait-and-see approach isn’t justified.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The sketch eventually returns to its original premise, with the father finally agreeing to try the green eggs and ham — only for Sam-I-Am to reveal that Zackary’s suspicions were justified all along.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of justified

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