apologized

verb

past tense of apologize
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 During his own censure item, Saunders apologized to his fellow city council members, city residents, county residents, and Kennell for his comments last month. — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 Interior and Safety Minister Yun Hojung and Jeju’s police chief Ko Pyeong-ki have also apologized separately. — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 After Parton died at age 80 on Tuesday, that night’s episode of Laura Coates Live featured a photo of Las Vegas celebrity impersonator Kelly Vohnn, for which the news network has since apologized. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Acting National Police Commissioner Yoo Jae-seong apologized and promised measures to prevent a recurrence. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 The hearing included a viral moment where Zuckerberg turned to face the audience, which was filled with families holding photos of children harmed by online abuse, and apologized directly to the families. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Two major golf brands have apologized following backlash over an ad that showed a man forcefully shoving a woman to the ground. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 After facing criticism for selling a children’s circus clown Halloween costume that critics claimed evoked blackface and minstrel shows, Target has publicly apologized. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 Associated Press photo The pressure on Tam mounted Tam said the man apologized twice on July 9, in a note and during a phone call. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologized
  1. confessed
  2. excused
  3. explained
  4. justified
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  • Robinson allegedly confessed to multiple people, including his roommate and lover, Lance Twiggs, according to court documents.
    — Michael Ruiz , Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This included expert witnesses who said the child’s death was an accidental drowning brought on by a seizure and a jailhouse informant who recanted his trial testimony that Duncan had confessed to the crime.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of confessed
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  • The jury requested to be excused for the day hours after telling Judge William Sullivan that it was deadlocked and could not reach a unanimous decision.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As Korean growth picks up, President Lee Jae Myung could be excused for thinking his job as an economic reformer is done.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of excused
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  • Unlike Anthropic, which gets a higher share of its revenues from enterprises, OpenAI is more popular among individual consumers, explained Ujjwal Chaudhry, a partner at market intelligence firm Analysys Mason.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Owning a cat comes with several costs, Kimberly Palmer, a personal finance expert with NerdWallet, explained.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of explained
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  • Dedicated reconstruction funds are common in postconflict states, and a sovereign wealth fund may be justified to streamline the management of fragmented, distressed, and historically poorly managed public assets.
    — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Chami noted that the price for working with content creators varies from $250-$1,000 per post, and justified rates that are on the higher end of the spectrum.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of justified

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