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Recent Examples of mea culpa
And sometimes ending in mea culpa like the 1988 cartoon Memories Are Made of This.
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David Zane Mairowitz, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
Spurlock did a voluntary social media mea culpa on his drinking and treatment of women, and he and the film were promptly canceled after that perp walk.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025
That presumably includes the Instagram mea culpa, which was posted in English during Friday’s training — and which came 20 days after the initial incident.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Watch Carvey's mea culpa to Madonna in the full episode of Fly on the Wall above.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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David Zane Mairowitz, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
Spurlock did a voluntary social media mea culpa on his drinking and treatment of women, and he and the film were promptly canceled after that perp walk.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025
That presumably includes the Instagram mea culpa, which was posted in English during Friday’s training — and which came 20 days after the initial incident.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Watch Carvey's mea culpa to Madonna in the full episode of Fly on the Wall above.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
Noun
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What’s required is an apology and some accountability.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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As coach John Harbaugh has final say on player transactions, Schoen is, frankly, Harbaugh’s personal hand puppet (apologies to Jerry Seinfeld).—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The excuses have more to do with political expediency and gas lobbying than reality.—
Anshul Gupta,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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There can be no excuses because the general team performance against mid-table Fulham had plenty in common with those that had gone before it.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Strangers from around the world have expressed their condolences and sorrow in an online obituary for the couple.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the deaths and ordered authorities to use all available resources to prevent further losses.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
19 Jan. 2026
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Across countries, sadness, anger, loneliness and despair are at the highest levels recorded in decades.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The mood in the crowd was widespread anger and sadness — recalling the same outpouring of wrath and grief that shook the city after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police in 2020, although without the widespread violent protests then.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Layoffs often trigger feelings of genuine grief—loss of identity, community, financial security and routine all at once.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Debe's stepfather, Ed Holland, says her mother, Gloria, who was close to Debe, was overwhelmed with grief.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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And don't sprinkle your plants or the soil with red pepper, which can cause irritation and distress.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2026
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Portrayals of girls and women in conditions of acute hardship or distress are a common theme of the collection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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