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Recent Examples of mea culpa
Both have appeared to tone down the tension, with Musk issuing a mea culpa days after their relationship imploded.
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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
Yet that is what has happened as his media blitz has quickly given way to mea culpas.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 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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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
Yet that is what has happened as his media blitz has quickly given way to mea culpas.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 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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Following intense backlash from conservatives, the graphic was removed, and the museum issued an apology.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some parents have gone so far as to make gift bags to pass out to their fellow passengers as a pre-apology for a crying baby—a totally unnecessary gesture that forces stressed-out parents to take responsibility for the emotional reactions of adults who should be able to control themselves.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That drug is known to metabolize into the identical psych profile an anabolic steroid will produce … Not making excuses or asking for a pass, just putting it out there as a detail that may have been confused with a laundry list of other potential suspects.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The 2025 Wi-Fi Extender turns every corner of your house into usable internet, no excuses.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet imagined the relationship between the Bard and his spouse as an intimate tale of lust, compromise, joy, resentment, support, and sorrow.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Jolie nonetheless manages to bring some palpable life to the role, complicating her otherworldly magnetism with a dawning dread and sorrow.—
Richard Lawson,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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These movies commit to the dusty interior decoration and inherent sadness of their ghost stories, but have little feel for the profound interfamily dynamics therein.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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So many of Lee’s memories of her mother are tinged with sadness and grief.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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However, nothing negates the unique way in which people from the South embrace socializing with each other, which brings us to a potentially awkward situation that arises often enough and gives grief to even the most polite Southerners.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who’s been blindsided by grief and still found a way to move forward.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Eileen’s imminent arrival is made even more dramatic when a younger woman named Thea (Imogen Poots) turns up at Hedda’s door in a state of distress.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, without Chinese demand, this abundant supply threatens to further depress prices and worsen farmers’ financial distress.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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