apologizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of apologize
as in confesses
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 apologizes Kris tumbles, scrambles up, and, in the movie’s best throwaway, apologizes to the advancing killer. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026 Raq apologizes profusely, though, centering herself throughout the whole convo, but Kanan seems to be receptive. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Hollis’ daughter Caroline (Harlow Jane) apologizes to Aubrey (West Duchovny) for sleeping with her boyfriend, and decides to stay on Nantucket and reconnect with her mom. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 Continue reading … HEARTBREAK HIT — Artist cancels show mid-performance, apologizes to fans and leaves stage in tears. — FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 While discussing his favorite moments in the movie, the Emmy-winning actor again related his own experience with fatherhood to a key point in the film in which his character apologizes for his mistakes to his children. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 Soliman apologizes, asks for death penalty Through an interpreter, Soliman apologized for his crimes, offered condolences to Diamond's family and responded to statements made by several of the survivors. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 May 2026 Coming Up Carbs In a third act mea culpa that feels reminiscent of Andy and Nate’s makeup from the first film, Emily apologizes to Andy for her latest round of workplace indiscretions. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026 West apologizes again for not understanding the extent to which Ciara dealt with the racial aspects of their relationship. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologizes
  1. confesses
  2. explains
  3. excuses
  4. justifies
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  • Emerald Isle, North Carolina, confesses its obvious charms—brilliant blue-green waters, a verdant maritime forest, and lush marshes—in its name.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
  • Then Armand confesses to Molloy that, actually, he’s been in love with him for decades.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Definition of confesses
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  • Odds of getting shares were worse than one in five thousand, which explains pretty loudly why the stock popped so much on launch.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Here, The Athletic explains the latest situation in terms of both outgoings and incomings at St James’ Park.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of explains
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  • For me, the larger question is not whether artistic behavior excuses transgression, but how to hold artistic achievement and ethical accountability together without allowing one to erase the other.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, some attack our business's fees, as though changing the subject somehow excuses copying another company's intellectual property.
    — Brian Taylor, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of excuses
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  • Trust drives value, value justifies investment and investment flows toward the function that protects it.
    — Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Usually a hypothesis justifies the data collected, rather than the reverse.
    — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of justifies

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