Synonyms
Examples of penalize in a Sentence
The company was penalized for not paying taxes.
The hockey player was penalized for holding.
This law would unfairly penalize immigrants.
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Western leaders have announced plans to impose new sanctions against Iran following the country's first direct attack on Israel in decades with hopes to both penalize Iran and limit the force and scope of Israel's retaliation as fears grow over a wider regional conflict.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Regulators recently released policy capping credit card late fees and have proposed penalizing concert ticket sellers and hotels that don’t clearly list the cost of their products up front to consumers.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
He also should not be penalized for winning several times before.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Shope also amended the bill to remove a requirement to add two advocates for people with disabilities to the board that licenses and penalizes facility managers.
—Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
Share [Findings] The U.S. municipal bond market penalizes communities in proportion to the percentage of their population that is black but generally ignores their vulnerability to climate change.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
California is one of four states, plus the District of Columbia, that penalizes residents for not having health insurance.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Under the Biden administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has also revoked previous approvals for the requirements.
Arkansas, which no longer has a work requirement, was the only state whose Medicaid program penalized beneficiaries who failed to work.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
Others required employment verification, penalized the leasing of property to certain immigrants, and prohibited day laborers from congregating in public spaces.
—TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Regulators recently released policy capping credit card late fees and have proposed penalizing concert ticket sellers and hotels that don’t clearly list the cost of their products up front to consumers.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
He also should not be penalized for winning several times before.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Shope also amended the bill to remove a requirement to add two advocates for people with disabilities to the board that licenses and penalizes facility managers.
—Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
Share [Findings] The U.S. municipal bond market penalizes communities in proportion to the percentage of their population that is black but generally ignores their vulnerability to climate change.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
California is one of four states, plus the District of Columbia, that penalizes residents for not having health insurance.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Under the Biden administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has also revoked previous approvals for the requirements.
Arkansas, which no longer has a work requirement, was the only state whose Medicaid program penalized beneficiaries who failed to work.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
Others required employment verification, penalized the leasing of property to certain immigrants, and prohibited day laborers from congregating in public spaces.
—TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalize. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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penalize
verb
pe·nal·ize
ˈpēn-ᵊl-ˌīz 
ˈpen-
ˈpen-
penalized; penalizing
1
: to give a penalty to
2
: to place at a disadvantage
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