as in to punish
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the player was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct
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Recent Examples of penalize
He was penalized three times — a false start and two holding penalties — and had an up-and-down afternoon in both pass protection and the run game.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
The Patriots were penalized 11 times for 65 yards.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The Jets were only penalized two times.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
They were penalized 14 times in their loss to the Giants and 10 times against the Commanders.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
The Patriots were penalized 11 times for 65 yards.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The Jets were only penalized two times.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
They were penalized 14 times in their loss to the Giants and 10 times against the Commanders.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penalize
punish
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Baird believes that shares of Zions Bancorp have been unduly punished.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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The superpowers imposed punishing tariffs on one another earlier this year, only to lower them, and had for months been discussing a trade deal.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalize. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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