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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  • Prue follows the advice, confesses what happened to Mac, and discovers the secret her parents have been keeping from her all along.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
  • With the whizbang action long in the series’ rearview, this quiet road trip proves its emotional centerpiece, as Noah confesses both his true nature and his desire to be better — the conflict of his programming.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of confesses
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  • Her father acknowledges what went wrong, apologizes, asks forgiveness, and changes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually the vice president, who has become president, apologizes to the nation for exploiting nature.
    — Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of apologizes
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  • Luxury fashion — an industry that justifies its price tag through the promise of human craftsmanship — has enjoyed nodding to robots, and in particular fem-bots, for decades.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • There's also the question of whether the energy transferred justifies the cost and complexity, particularly when conventional fast-charging stations are already expanding.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of justifies
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