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Recent Examples of mea culpa
Yet that is what has happened as his media blitz has quickly given way to mea culpas.
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Unlike Thomas, my mea culpa to Yale can’t tape my Yale sheepskin back together.
—Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2025
The mea culpa came after the broadcast cameras caught Boone grabbing his crotch with gusto and pulling down while making an o-shape with his mouth before taking a bow at the end of his his song.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
Prominent figures, such as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., are going with a mea culpa, saying the party is partially to blame for Trump's success.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Unlike Thomas, my mea culpa to Yale can’t tape my Yale sheepskin back together.
—Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2025
The mea culpa came after the broadcast cameras caught Boone grabbing his crotch with gusto and pulling down while making an o-shape with his mouth before taking a bow at the end of his his song.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
Prominent figures, such as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., are going with a mea culpa, saying the party is partially to blame for Trump's success.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
Noun
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How bosses should apologize Wilson's statement had several elements of an effective apology.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
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In both cases, as there was no misconduct, there were no apologies offered and no admission of guilt, in an effort to protect their reputations by refusing contrition for their journalism.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett also condemned the shooting and expressed his sorrow for the parents of the victims.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 July 2025
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We are filled with unbearable sorrow and despair at our loss.—
Aaron Valdez,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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After the trial and sentencings, a noose of grief tightened around the DuFresne family.—
Mary Jane Gibson,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2025
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An unlikely victim Pam has been a grief counselor and a high school dean.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Buildings continue to fall into economic distress because of government’s housing policies.—
Alva Badillo,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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In line with these ideas, researchers published findings in 2023 that showed that meditation increased people’s concern for the suffering of others—and that, by comparison, people without this practice were more oriented to their own distress.—
Mariah G. Schug,
Scientific American,
27 June 2025
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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