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as in controlled
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as in manageable
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as in chaste
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as in punished
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the pranksters were severely disciplined for their irresponsible stunt
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Recent Examples of disciplined
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Talarico, a steady and disciplined presence on the campaign trail, is responding to the attacks while staying on message.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 June 2026
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
The employee, whose position was not specified, was disciplined this week, according to an announcement from the UK’s data protection regulator, known as the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
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Valentine Ulgu-Servant,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
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Adjective
In short, Konsa is a disciplined anchoring defender, a reliable ball-winner who can sweep space in behind and keep a physically strong centre-forward in check.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Talarico, a steady and disciplined presence on the campaign trail, is responding to the attacks while staying on message.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 June 2026
Verb
Puck skills, elite shot, disciplined.
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John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
The employee, whose position was not specified, was disciplined this week, according to an announcement from the UK’s data protection regulator, known as the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
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Valentine Ulgu-Servant,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplined
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Which in layman’s terms means the Canvas L can produce more precise, controlled and transparent sound.
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Hurteau says while many land managers and fire experts have been working to restore forest health, there still isn't nearly enough controlled burning being done.
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Combined, those supply boosts made the shock considerably more manageable for the market to absorb.
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The temperature at Wimbledon on Monday is expected to be a much more manageable 24 C (75 F).
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Deadhead your chaste tree in late winter to promote flowering in the spring and summer months.
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Features chaste berry, cramp bark, shatavari root, dandelion root and ginger.
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Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.
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Months later, Brian Cox told The Hollywood Reporter in December 2024 that Spacey had been punished enough.
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Since joining the winery, Melton has brought a restrained, classical sensibility to wines known for an ability to age.
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The world press was less restrained; the Post, the Daily Mail, the Hindustan Times, and many others ran screaming headlines, accompanied by photographs of the climbers purloined from social media.
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The organizations that treat these tools as durable, governable infrastructure, rather than novelties, will be the ones that turn AI potential into measurable progress.
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The idea, as the filing shows, is that the new company can use Starlink’s revenue plus SpaceX’s launch business to subsidize the AI buildout, and use xAI’s technology to make Mars actually governable at scale.
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The members of the Heaven’s Gate cult were required to be celibate, and one of the goals of the cult was to eliminate gender.
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Bruin says he’s been celibate for two and a half years.
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Both players were so inhibited for the final game of the set that the level of play resembled something from a local park.
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This really is a time to be less inhibited about going out.
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“Disciplined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplined. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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