as in punitive
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
threatened to take correctional measures if the household chores were not done the state's largest correctional institution
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Recent Examples of correctional
The person signaling to the others with their flashlight began shooting at the correctional officers from a line of trees across the street before fleeing.
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Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Summerlin let a correctional officer know that the packages with the extra bombs would not fit in the mail receptacle and revealed explosive devices were inside, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
One correctional deputy died from the COVID-19 virus.
—Christopher Damien, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Francis had been incarcerated since June after a Glenn County judge sentenced him to 12 years for voluntary manslaughter with a dangerous weapon enhancement, and battery on a correctional officer.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In April, former Waupun correctional sergeant Jeramie Chalker had the charge against him, misconduct in public office, dismissed.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The former attorney general pointed to surveillance footage from inside the Special Housing Unit of the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where Epstein was held, showing that no one else entered his cell block in the hours before correctional officers discovered his body.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
By embedding halfway houses into the federal transition process, Bush underscored his belief that effective reentry programs could reduce recidivism and strengthen families, turning correctional policy toward rehabilitation as much as punishment.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The correctional officers bring us the dinner trays, but the best thing is the sweet tea.
—Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Summerlin let a correctional officer know that the packages with the extra bombs would not fit in the mail receptacle and revealed explosive devices were inside, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
One correctional deputy died from the COVID-19 virus.
—Christopher Damien, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Francis had been incarcerated since June after a Glenn County judge sentenced him to 12 years for voluntary manslaughter with a dangerous weapon enhancement, and battery on a correctional officer.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In April, former Waupun correctional sergeant Jeramie Chalker had the charge against him, misconduct in public office, dismissed.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The former attorney general pointed to surveillance footage from inside the Special Housing Unit of the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where Epstein was held, showing that no one else entered his cell block in the hours before correctional officers discovered his body.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
By embedding halfway houses into the federal transition process, Bush underscored his belief that effective reentry programs could reduce recidivism and strengthen families, turning correctional policy toward rehabilitation as much as punishment.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The correctional officers bring us the dinner trays, but the best thing is the sweet tea.
—Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctional
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The move follows last month’s imposition of 50% tariffs on Indian goods, which the White House justified as a punitive measure for India’s importation of Russian oil.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Iran issued a warning to world powers as the United Nations Security Council prepared to vote Friday on whether to permanently lift sanctions, pushing back against threats to snap back punitive measures over its nuclear program.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hollfelder had been charged with abuse of residents of penal facilities, a felony that can carry a sentence of up to 1½ years in prison and two years on extended supevision.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese are also concentrating on plug-in hybrids, which don’t carry the same penal tariffs as pure EVs, and which may have a long-term future if the EU decides to dilute its carbon dioxide emissions regime.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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According to a report by the Topeka Capital-Journal, the Kansas DCF submitted a corrective action plan by the deadline.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Current options to improve vision include corrective reading glasses, progressive lenses and surgical procedures.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Correctional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctional. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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