atoned

verb

past tense of atone
as in apologized

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  1. apologized
  2. confessed
  3. excused
  4. whitewashed
  5. justified
  6. deodorized
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  • Police in Australia have apologized after the family of an 18-year-old hiker missing in dense bushland for eight days was mistakenly informed that she had been found alive.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Associated Press photo The pressure on Tam mounted Tam said the man apologized twice on July 9, in a note and during a phone call.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of apologized
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  • After his arrest, Reut initially confessed to shooting Berezovska on Zhykovych’s orders, according to Ukrainian prosecutors.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Smoky Pickle is still ironing out kinks, as Lindskoog confessed in his video.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of confessed
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  • Yet Messi himself had been silent until now, after flying to his hometown Rosario in Argentina to attend Jorge’s funeral after he was excused by his current club Inter Miami.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Patrick, who is divorced from Lindsay Clancy and has since remarried, was on the stand to start the day but was excused after emotional direct questioning about the day his children were killed.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of excused
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  • The one-bedroom space is minimal, deliberately quiet, and whitewashed.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Sant Pol de Mar swaps crowded stretches of sand for quieter coves, whitewashed buildings and a noticeably calmer atmosphere than Barcelona.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of whitewashed
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  • For example, a model that looked differentiated six months ago becomes a commodity, or a feature that justified a custom build suddenly has multiple vendor alternatives.
    — Abhishek Bahl, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • He's viewed by many as a vigilante whose actions against an unfair health care system were justified.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of justified
Verb
  • Baking soda works well against grease spots on the stovetop and can help keep your garbage disposals clear and deodorized.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Therefore, they are heated, neutralized, bleached, and deodorized to improve the flavor.
    — Isabel Vasquez RD LDN, Health, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of deodorized
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