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Recent Examples of mea culpa
Disney and Paramount warned it to stop with legal letters, sparking the mea culpa.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
After it was caught amplifying the Bush Administration’s lies about weapons of mass destruction and the ease of regime change in Iraq, America’s own newspaper of record issued a mea culpa in 2004.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Ye answered some questions about the mea culpa.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Sturm offered a postgame mea culpa.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
After it was caught amplifying the Bush Administration’s lies about weapons of mass destruction and the ease of regime change in Iraq, America’s own newspaper of record issued a mea culpa in 2004.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Ye answered some questions about the mea culpa.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Sturm offered a postgame mea culpa.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
Noun
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The woman received a cut on the side of her head — but got a hug from Edgecombe as an apology.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ye launched an apology tour for his past behavior in January with a full-page Wall Street Journal ad.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Maria allegedly provided various excuses for the delay.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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All of a sudden, whenever the topic came up, their once-legitimate concerns about the future of the planet were recast as hand-wavey excuses, Caroline’s career setbacks as golden opportunities for pregnancy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bieber has had clashes with the paparazzi, and has sent ambiguous messages over social media hinting at his sorrow.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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León said the band's goal at demonstrations is to redirect protesters' anger and sorrow.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Lane takes his place among the best, his Willy Loman a powder keg of frustration and disappointment and deep, deep sadness.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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Underneath the fantastical conceit is this current of sadness, of loneliness, a yearning for connection.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Here, in this new context, their large eyes did not seem wide with their usual wonder but swollen with grief and disbelief.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The overwhelming grief of losing a child became even worse when a detective gave her a notebook from Audree’s locker.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit includes claims for battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, the hospital treated 257 children with puberty blockers and 549 with hormonal therapy for gender dysphoria, which is distress at the gap between a person’s sense of their gender and the way the world sees them.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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