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Recent Examples of mea culpa
His mea culpa included a statement from his own wife.
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Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
This is not a mea culpa for last week’s Taste Test column—that Blade and Bow 30-year-old bourbon was just too old and didn’t taste that great.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2025
And sometimes ending in mea culpa like the 1988 cartoon Memories Are Made of This.
—David Zane Mairowitz, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
Spurlock did a voluntary social media mea culpa on his drinking and treatment of women, and he and the film were promptly canceled after that perp walk.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
This is not a mea culpa for last week’s Taste Test column—that Blade and Bow 30-year-old bourbon was just too old and didn’t taste that great.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2025
And sometimes ending in mea culpa like the 1988 cartoon Memories Are Made of This.
—David Zane Mairowitz, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
Spurlock did a voluntary social media mea culpa on his drinking and treatment of women, and he and the film were promptly canceled after that perp walk.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
Noun
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McMillan posted an apology on his Instagram story Thursday.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In response to Attia's apology statement, some on X have come to his defense.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Stop making excuses, show some leadership and act like a governor, Maura Healey.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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No matter the schedule, no matter who’s out, there are no excuses.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Buckley navigates the film in elemental sorrow without sentimentality, delivering what many consider the performance of the year, and undoubtedly her career so far.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Now, their families are turning sorrow into service.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Get ready for tears – of sadness, of fear, and of laughter.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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That's my sadness around that game.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the r/MyBoyfriendisAI subreddit, many users posted about their grief.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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As her power-hungry characters go through the five stages of grief, denial is the hardest one to let go of.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Office conversions to residential, especially in New York City, are also helping mitigate some of the distress.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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Only four districts face significant fiscal distress — a decline from prior years.—
John Manly,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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