as in to confess
to express regret for doing or saying something wrong
I want to apologize to you for my rude behavior yesterday. We apologize for the mistake and promise that it won't happen again.
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Recent Examples of apologize
In July 2022, Smith formally apologized to Rock for his actions.
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Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Editor’s note: About seven hours after this column’s original publication, UConn’s Bobby Mullen apologized to Charlotte Sports Live reporter Joey Ellis.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, Ellis posted on social media that Mullen had apologized to him.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
While Everett’s parents have apologized on her behalf, the father getting on the phone with the coach and Tucker’s dad, the victim’s parents have said the athlete has yet to say sorry, including for not stopping to help their daughter after the hit.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
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Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Editor’s note: About seven hours after this column’s original publication, UConn’s Bobby Mullen apologized to Charlotte Sports Live reporter Joey Ellis.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, Ellis posted on social media that Mullen had apologized to him.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
While Everett’s parents have apologized on her behalf, the father getting on the phone with the coach and Tucker’s dad, the victim’s parents have said the athlete has yet to say sorry, including for not stopping to help their daughter after the hit.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
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Brian Tyree Henry confessed to breaking his own cardinal rule of not returning to television in order to star in Apple TV+’s crime drama Dope Thief.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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Ninety percent of British women and nonbinary people polled in 2020 confessed to sometimes using filters before posting selfies, and 85 percent to using external editing software such as FaceTune to tweak pictures of themselves.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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None of which excuses a failure to search such sagas for good ideas that might be repurposed today.—
Bill Fischer,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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This year, 2025, has been positioned as the Great Reset — the first period without any asterisks to excuse the industry’s lack of recovery.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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This is something Jordan has previously pointed out, explaining that teens can simply sign up for platforms with a false birthdate.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2025
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If Bayern were not pursuing him, that would probably be harder to explain.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The law was originally justified as helping to ensure worker safety on the job, prior to the establishment of federal and state labor protections.—
John Faso,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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High-stakes use cases might justify a premium model, while simpler tasks could be served by more affordable options.—
Roman Vorel,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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