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
Governor Moore apologizes This is the second settlement Washington has received since his release in 2019.
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Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Neither the other children nor his dog apologizes to him.
—Abigail Rosenthal, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Kevin, in short blonde hair, is woken up on Christmas morning by his overtired mother (Ashley Padilla), who apologizes, adding that the rest of the family couldn’t be there.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
Emily is mortified and apologizes profusely, but these two can no longer be together.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Then everyone comes together, apologizes, and opens presents.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
Huda apologizes to Olandria for the reaction After initially downplaying the outrage over her reaction, Mustafa posted another statement on Wednesday publicly apologizing to Carthen.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Shortly after, Kate breaks down and apologizes to Hal, begging him to take her back.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … DAMAGE CONTROL – Amanpour apologizes after backlash over comments on treatment of Israeli hostages.
—FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Neither the other children nor his dog apologizes to him.
—Abigail Rosenthal, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Kevin, in short blonde hair, is woken up on Christmas morning by his overtired mother (Ashley Padilla), who apologizes, adding that the rest of the family couldn’t be there.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
Emily is mortified and apologizes profusely, but these two can no longer be together.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Then everyone comes together, apologizes, and opens presents.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
Huda apologizes to Olandria for the reaction After initially downplaying the outrage over her reaction, Mustafa posted another statement on Wednesday publicly apologizing to Carthen.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Shortly after, Kate breaks down and apologizes to Hal, begging him to take her back.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … DAMAGE CONTROL – Amanpour apologizes after backlash over comments on treatment of Israeli hostages.
—FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologizes
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Although filming of the eighth and final season is already in the can, star Sam Heughan confesses that even the cast doesn't know the show's true conclusion, including the fate of his character Jamie Fraser, which has been repeatedly teased as rather ominous.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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Mindy confesses that Nico is stressed about money.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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As argued in his book Abundance, Ezra Klein explains how America's growth has been hindered by well-meaning regulations, permitting requirements, and veto points that have blocked affordable housing, infrastructure, and clean energy development.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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In a statement to PEOPLE, Zirkelbach explains her position in the conflict.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Researchers emphasized that none of these conditions excuses Hitler’s actions or policies.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Nov. 2025
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Their cry is not against the faith itself but against distorted theology that excuses cruelty.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Satisfy gets a lot of flack for its prices, but this running jacket justifies the price tag thanks to its effective modularity and (extremely) lightweight design.—
Will Porter,
Outside,
4 Jan. 2026
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While there are legitimate concerns throughout the Midwest about future reliability due to new data centers and their substantial power consumption, there is no looming emergency that justifies the administration’s action here.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Apologizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologizes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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