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Recent Examples of mea culpa
In private, your mea culpas are easily given and with a good partner, they are quickly forgiven and forgotten.
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Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
Both have appeared to tone down the tension, with Musk issuing a mea culpa days after their relationship imploded.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 13 June 2025
The mea culpa came via LuPone’s social media accounts Saturday after more than 600 members of the Broadway community signed an open letter condemning the three-time Tony winner’s controversial comments about Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 31 May 2025
Listen to this article One night after Juan Soto was booed twice on his own home field, Mets fans gave him a mea culpa of sorts in the form of a standing ovation for a two-run double.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
Both have appeared to tone down the tension, with Musk issuing a mea culpa days after their relationship imploded.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 13 June 2025
The mea culpa came via LuPone’s social media accounts Saturday after more than 600 members of the Broadway community signed an open letter condemning the three-time Tony winner’s controversial comments about Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 31 May 2025
Listen to this article One night after Juan Soto was booed twice on his own home field, Mets fans gave him a mea culpa of sorts in the form of a standing ovation for a two-run double.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
Noun
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Conservatives see no apology from Jimmy Kimmel Dana Loesch, the Trump-supporting voice of gun rights activism, was not impressed by Jimmy Kimmel's return.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Last week, the right-leaning Sinclair demanded an apology from Kimmel as well as a financial donation to Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Washbergs, Blackie and Berta, and Allen the ginger skinhead — right now, the who-, why-, and howdunits feel tacked on, excuses to watch Lee unravel, rather than the cause of his unraveling.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Make sure there’s no excuses here.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Neighbors and members of the community in Grand Blanc, Michigan, expressed shock and sorrow in interviews with Fox News Digital.—
Anders Hagstrom , Garrett Tenney,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Words cannot capture the depth of our sorrow for their loss.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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In scene after scene, my mother’s work showed her nuanced perceptions about human behavior and her generous, big hearted embrace of folly and foible, and, yes, sadness, too.—
Marisa Silver
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Fear and sadness are both core emotions.—
Juli Fraga,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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While the vigil was not planned in response to the shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, attendees and speakers expressed grief over the incident.—
Tess Ware,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Uzbek artist Feruza Kholkhujaeva filled courtyards with potted plants that will slowly die, a portrait of grief.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Get alerts if the system detects acute distress.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Just continue to watch for any signs of distress, and if something else develops, see a vet.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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