atones

verb

present tense third-person singular of atone
as in confesses

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  1. confesses
  2. apologizes
  3. justifies
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  • Emerald Isle, North Carolina, confesses its obvious charms—brilliant blue-green waters, a verdant maritime forest, and lush marshes—in its name.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
  • Then Armand confesses to Molloy that, actually, he’s been in love with him for decades.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Definition of confesses
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  • Sam later apologizes for all the indignities the Muppets have made the great artist suffer, but Nureyev won’t hear it.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of apologizes
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  • This can only reliably be achieved through a disciplined approach to governance that enables organizations not only to think big about AI, but to operationalize it in a way that justifies their efforts and investments.
    — Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • All that cash keeps many of FIFA’s member federations running, and Infantino justifies his nonprofit’s relentless commercial pursuits on the basis that the proceeds go toward growing the game globally.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
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