as in regrets
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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regrets
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The track describes a friendship with romantic undertones that Swift regrets not acting upon.—
Audrey Gibbs,
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Sheena Douglass, a divorced single mom of three, deeply regrets not signing a prenuptial agreement.—
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22 Sep. 2025
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“Repents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repents. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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