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
The restaurant apologized to customers of the Plank Road location for their new fence in an Instagram post.
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Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Participants who received validating AI responses were measurably less likely to apologize, admit fault, or seek to repair their relationships.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Brunson’s father — an assistant coach for the Knicks — immediately FaceTimed his son to virtually apologize to Stewart on his behalf.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Gates, in February, apologized to staff at the Gates Foundation for his association with Epstein and admitted having affairs with two Russian women, which Epstein learned of, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
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Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Participants who received validating AI responses were measurably less likely to apologize, admit fault, or seek to repair their relationships.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Brunson’s father — an assistant coach for the Knicks — immediately FaceTimed his son to virtually apologize to Stewart on his behalf.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Gates, in February, apologized to staff at the Gates Foundation for his association with Epstein and admitted having affairs with two Russian women, which Epstein learned of, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
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He was arrested at the home and later confessed to killing Eric, a student at Florida International University.—
March 30,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In opening statements, prosecutors laid out the details of the attack and said Gerhardt Konig confessed to his 19-year-old son in a FaceTime conversation.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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And historians can talk about the Versailles treaty causing resentment in Germany, which led to the rise of Nazism in World War II, and that’s fine; that’s not excusing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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No grievance, no workplace conflict, no personal resentment ever excuses violence.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Using a synesthetic logic all his own, Torres explains why Dwayne (the Rock) Johnson is orange, Catholicism is purple, and navy blue is the nefarious color that secretly runs the world.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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For an overview of small business tax responsibilities, see IRS Publication 583, which explains general filing and recordkeeping requirements.—
Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Policies were justified not with reference to morality or metaphysics but with citations of white papers.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Conflicts abroad, such as in Iran, that may disrupt domestic oil resources could also be used as an argument to justify the need to drill, Sivas said.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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