as in apology
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Recent Examples of mea culpa
But Zuck now seems to be on an elaborate mea culpa tour.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, though, the message was simply a mea culpa, an unspoken admission that a team that missed the playoffs for a seventh straight season owes some apologies.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Thursday's mea culpa from the Supreme Court reinstates a lower court's order that found the federal guidance supersedes Idaho's ban.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 2024
Ross after the 2010 season courted then-Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, failed to lure him, signed incumbent coach Tony Sparano to a mea culpa extension and then fired Sparano less than a year later.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, though, the message was simply a mea culpa, an unspoken admission that a team that missed the playoffs for a seventh straight season owes some apologies.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Thursday's mea culpa from the Supreme Court reinstates a lower court's order that found the federal guidance supersedes Idaho's ban.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 2024
Ross after the 2010 season courted then-Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, failed to lure him, signed incumbent coach Tony Sparano to a mea culpa extension and then fired Sparano less than a year later.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
Noun
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After the censure had been determined, Fecteau told Libby that the House members would take a break while Libby considered her apology.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Antony raised his hand in apology immediately after making the challenge before he was dismissed by referee Javier Alberola Rojas.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Now his parents have photos of Sammy on the North Carolina campus during a visit, a condolence letter from the university and deep sorrow for a life cut short.—
Michael Cuglietta,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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But Magnani elevates Serafina into a lightning storm of rage, sorrow, and vengeance.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hancock opened up about his struggle with depression, anxiety, grief and PTSD following the September 2024 shooting, which also left nine people injured.—
Devyn Byers,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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The accident claimed her life, leaving family, friends, and fans in profound grief.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At Yosemite, a group of protesters also hung a 30-by-50-foot U.S. flag upside down—historically a symbol of dire distress—off the side of El Capitan, the park’s iconic sheer cliff face, on February 22 to raise awareness about the administration’s cuts.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
4 Mar. 2025
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Get ahead of a tween’s difficult feelings by recognizing the early signs of emotional distress, such as disruption in sleep and less interest in their hobbies, and reroute all-or-nothing thoughts, suggests Daniel Huy, PsyD, a clinical psychologist at Hackensack Meridian Health.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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