penalize
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castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, discipline, punish
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Before this season, the Dodgers had been penalized for five consecutive seasons for violating the threshold. — Andy Mccullough, latimes.com, "Dodgers are in position to acquire some roster help before trade deadline," 21 June 2018 Companies are frequently penalized by investors for missing guidance numbers. — Phillip Molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Should companies end quarterly earnings guidance?," 15 June 2018 The Ravens have now been penalized for workout violations three times since 2010. — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, "Ravens notes: Harbaugh downplays impact of lost OTA workouts," 12 June 2018 The current policy, which doesn’t penalize players for kneeling, could be kept in place. — John Mcclain, Houston Chronicle, "Commissioner Roger Goodell discusses issues on last day of NFL meetings," 28 Mar. 2018 The Seahawks were penalized 14 times for 148 yards in the loss. — Mike Vorel, The Seattle Times, "Instant analysis: Three impressions from the Seahawks’ 26-23 loss to the San Francisco 49ers," 16 Dec. 2018 During the caution between the second and third stages, Truex's team was penalized for an uncontrolled tire, dropping him to 19th place. — Fox News, "Kyle Busch wins NASCAR Richmond race from the back of the pack," 24 Sep. 2018 Scooter riders could be penalized for riding on sidewalks, as is forbidden in current city code. — Faith E. Pinho, Indianapolis Star, "Indianapolis scooters: What the proposed regulations could mean," 13 July 2018 Painters or artists who sell their works without state authorization also could be penalized. — Nora Gámez Torres, miamiherald, "Cuba imposes more taxes and controls on private sector and increases censorship on the arts," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'penalize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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