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 Brown apologized on behalf of Jones Road, noting that her team ran a trademark search that didn’t turn up any previous ownership of the name. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2026 In one instance, a Minnesota hotel that refused to let immigration officers stay there in January apologized after public criticism from DHS, saying the decision violated its internal policies. — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The broadcaster apologized to Trump over the edit and the head of the BBC and the British broadcaster’s top news executive both resigned. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Leaders of the club tennis team apologized to other team captains and took responsibility for sending the racist graphics, the statement said. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 Gillis also drew some criticism for unintentionally saying the F-word during a sketch on SNL, and Gillis subsequently apologized. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 The university has apologized to the team members who received the racist imagery, including those at Howard University. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologized
  1. confessed
  2. excused
  3. explained
  4. justified
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  • Sophie confessed to being a bit conflicted about tobacco, a plant that has killed untold humans, but is also showing promise in vaccine production and other pharmaceutical research.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Kao confessed to federal agents that his business model consisted of bribing public officials in exchange for government contracts, and that the research Navatek was providing to the government was often worthless.
    — Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of confessed
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  • But my mother’s brother conveniently excused himself to the bathroom, while my aunt and other uncle turned to talk to each other.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of excused
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  • From Texas to beyond The couple initially considered limiting their contribution to Texas, Michael explained at the event, before deciding to expand the initiative nationwide.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Spagnuolo explained that the recognition is awarded only after a Chiefs victory, with the coaching staff putting together a highlight tape the following Saturday morning.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of explained
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  • Mississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in firing into a car during a shoplifting response, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.
    — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • However, that valuation may be justified by strong earnings growth.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of justified

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