Thesaurus results for APOLOGIZES

apologizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of apologize

as in confesses

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 apologizes While discussing his favorite moments in the movie, the Emmy-winning actor again related his own experience with fatherhood to a key point in the film in which his character apologizes for his mistakes to his children. —

Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 Soliman apologizes, asks for death penalty Through an interpreter, Soliman apologized for his crimes, offered condolences to Diamond's family and responded to statements made by several of the survivors. —

N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 May 2026 Coming Up Carbs In a third act mea culpa that feels reminiscent of Andy and Nate’s makeup from the first film, Emily apologizes to Andy for her latest round of workplace indiscretions. —

Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026 Continue reading … DIVINE INTERVENTION — Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton apologizes to fans after spiritual awakening. —

FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026 Chee regrets putting the NTP in danger, and apologizes, then says Bernadette will make a great lieutenant. —

Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026 West apologizes again for not understanding the extent to which Ciara dealt with the racial aspects of their relationship. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026 Will Campbell apologizes Campbell and his teammates were back at Gillette Stadium one final time Tuesday, and the rookie apologized. —

Matt Schooley, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026 Neither the other children nor his dog apologizes to him. —

Abigail Rosenthal, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025

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After 17 years behind bars, convicted for murdering his pregnant wife, Max is exonerated after someone else confesses to the crime.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 June 2026
Rafa confesses to eating chocolate in violation of his strict diet.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 May 2026