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 an interview with CBS News, Qiu apologized to residents and the city.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Begin apologizing profusely to her and your son for losing your temper and saying something so hurtful.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
After the diary room, Rourke returned to the group and pulled Siwa aside to apologize.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
As a result, all these years later, almost every person or couple who comes into my office for the first time ends up apologizing.
—Mary Clements Evans, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Begin apologizing profusely to her and your son for losing your temper and saying something so hurtful.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
After the diary room, Rourke returned to the group and pulled Siwa aside to apologize.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
As a result, all these years later, almost every person or couple who comes into my office for the first time ends up apologizing.
—Mary Clements Evans, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for apologize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
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The tattooed singer isn't the first celebrity to recently confess to having a bathroom emergency on stage.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Balmer turned himself in and allegedly confessed to the fire, according to search warrants.—
Jared Kofsky,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Behaviors once deemed unacceptable are becoming normalized and excused.—
Toby Wong,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The school board then revised its Religious Diversity Guidelines to limit the circumstances when students can be excused to noncurricular activities or free-time events that conflict with their family's religious practices.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The reason for the independence, the Brookings Institution explains, is that politicians tend to want lower interest rates because lower rates stimulate the economy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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If yes, please explain: Only at the misdemeanor level.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The myth that trans women are a danger to cis women is a grossly transphobic stereotype with almost no real-world justification, but Rowling pins most of her anti-trans arguments on it, using her experience as a survivor of domestic abuse to justify her prejudice.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
18 Apr. 2025
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As a result, the court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to either determine whether greenhouse gases from new vehicles contribute to climate change, and therefore endanger human health, or justify its refusal to study the issue.—
Hannah Wiseman,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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