as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home
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Recent Examples of repent
Porter repented for a rough start to the series by scoring 21 points on 5-of-6 outside shooting.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
Some even declined to repent after Germany was defeated.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Meloni’s character spends the first five seconds in the trailer, released Wednesday, repenting his sins in a confessional.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Yes, the Supreme Court told Abraham Lincoln that only Congress could suspend it, but, for a time Lincoln, ignored this requirement—repenting later.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
Some even declined to repent after Germany was defeated.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Meloni’s character spends the first five seconds in the trailer, released Wednesday, repenting his sins in a confessional.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Yes, the Supreme Court told Abraham Lincoln that only Congress could suspend it, but, for a time Lincoln, ignored this requirement—repenting later.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repent
regret
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Common pitfalls and how to avoid them The quickest path to regret is chasing a very low hairline or a huge graft count without donor management.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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That group tends to regret not selling way more than those who did sell regret selling.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Repent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repent. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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