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Recent Examples of mea culpa
His mea culpa included a statement from his own wife.
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Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
This is not a mea culpa for last week’s Taste Test column—that Blade and Bow 30-year-old bourbon was just too old and didn’t taste that great.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2025
And sometimes ending in mea culpa like the 1988 cartoon Memories Are Made of This.
—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
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Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
This is not a mea culpa for last week’s Taste Test column—that Blade and Bow 30-year-old bourbon was just too old and didn’t taste that great.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2025
And sometimes ending in mea culpa like the 1988 cartoon Memories Are Made of This.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
Noun
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McMillan posted an apology on his Instagram story Thursday.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In response to Attia's apology statement, some on X have come to his defense.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My focus will be on restoring dignity through opportunity and ensuring this district has leadership that fights for better outcomes, not excuses.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The policies of different nations allowed Putin to opine on this topic by occupying land and making excuses for his actions.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Buckley navigates the film in elemental sorrow without sentimentality, delivering what many consider the performance of the year, and undoubtedly her career so far.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Now, their families are turning sorrow into service.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rosalía joined in September, writing about the purpose of her art but also the sadness around her birthday.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
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The manipulations also affected how much sadness and anger participants reported feeling while scrolling.—
Simon Makin,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the r/MyBoyfriendisAI subreddit, many users posted about their grief.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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As her power-hungry characters go through the five stages of grief, denial is the hardest one to let go of.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Office conversions to residential, especially in New York City, are also helping mitigate some of the distress.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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Only four districts face significant fiscal distress — a decline from prior years.—
John Manly,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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