as in confessed
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 apologized
Lamar Jackson apologized to the Bills fan that Lamar shoved in retaliation to the fan shoving him and DeAndre Hopkins in the head.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
But Marte apologized, seemingly putting the matter to rest.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The Australian singer later apologized to the lesbian community for her comments.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
After the 36-27 loss to Fresno State, Bray apologized.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
In the locker room after the game, Carter apologized to his teammates.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Carter apologized after the game.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Anish Kattukaran, the Chief Product Officer at Google Home and Nest, apologized to customers and said the company had a plan.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Rosie O’Donnell, the liberal actress and comic, apologized on social media Sunday after falsely claiming the Minneapolis Catholic church school shooter was a MAGA supporter, a Republican and a White supremacist.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
But Marte apologized, seemingly putting the matter to rest.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The Australian singer later apologized to the lesbian community for her comments.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
After the 36-27 loss to Fresno State, Bray apologized.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
In the locker room after the game, Carter apologized to his teammates.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Carter apologized after the game.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Anish Kattukaran, the Chief Product Officer at Google Home and Nest, apologized to customers and said the company had a plan.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Rosie O’Donnell, the liberal actress and comic, apologized on social media Sunday after falsely claiming the Minneapolis Catholic church school shooter was a MAGA supporter, a Republican and a White supremacist.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologized
Verb
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In 2013, the celebrity chef confessed to having used the slur in a legal deposition.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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When Harry confessed that the newlyweds’ romance was inspiring to him in his own dating life, Kate reportedly cried.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If students were not in class, they would be marked absent but would be excused if a parent called them out.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Paris Jackson wants to be excused from the narrative that she was involved in Michael Jackson‘s biopic, and is calling Colman Domingo out for his recent comments about her.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Green then explained the medical and industrial applications for these new knits.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Her therapist – who Heming Willis accidentally referred to her as her own caregiver – explained how normal these feelings were.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Anytime there’s a federal budgetary surplus (which sounds laughable), Congress may conclude that past lawmakers have overtaxed their constituents such that a prompt return of the excess revenue is justified.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors said that seemed to be aimed at finding jurors who would be open to an argument that an attack on the presidential candidate was justified.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Apologized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologized. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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