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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
Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 May 2025
The push already has begun for the 26-year-old to become more disciplined with his running style, staying married to the play design and locked into his tracks longer.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Demonstrators had also demanded amnesty for students and faculty disciplined or arrested during protests.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Buffett is seen as one of the most successful advocates of investing — specifically through a disciplined and value-focused lens — to everyday people.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 May 2025
The push already has begun for the 26-year-old to become more disciplined with his running style, staying married to the play design and locked into his tracks longer.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
But just as in childhood, patience in investing ultimately delivers its rewards to those disciplined enough to endure the wait.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Demonstrators had also demanded amnesty for students and faculty disciplined or arrested during protests.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplined
Adjective
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The notion that rival great powers should come together to manage a chaotic international system is one that leaders have embraced at many points in history, often in the wake of catastrophic wars that left them seeking to establish a more controlled, reliable, and resilient order.—
Stacie E. Goddard,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The surgeon is basically trying to make a very controlled and aesthetic scar—after all, a belly button is just an umbilical scar.—
Meirav Devash,
Allure,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Normally maybe that would be a manageable level of discrepancy, but the high tariffs raising the stakes to such a great extent, this long-standing, but usually tolerable, friction between customs valuation and transfer pricing might become a lot more significant.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The retail price for an unlocked model is steep, but a $300 discount makes that much more manageable.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Our Lady was chaste, willingly, willfully passive, untainted by the grottiness of ordinary life.—
Lamorna Ash,
The Dial,
6 May 2025
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Some medieval and Renaissance artists, for example, portrayed Mary breast-feeding the infant Jesus at a chaste distance, such that the milk spurts of its own accord into his mouth.—
S. C. Cornell,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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Duran is currently serving a three-match suspension after the club failed in a bid to overturn it but could now be punished further.—
Ben Burrows,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Or will they be punished for what Gi-hun and his friends tried to do in the Season 2 finale?—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In 2024, China's approach to U.S. tariffs remained relatively restrained.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Maybe this will be a rare case of restrained longing.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Sacks struggled with addiction, was celibate for decades, and suffered from his own neurological issues, all of which pulled him closer to his patients.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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For many traditionalists, effective enforcement of this teaching would mean cracking down on homosexuality among the clergy, including gay clergy who are celibate and chaste.—
Massimo Faggioli,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2018
Adjective
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Despite working in a position of power within the ecosystem of the hotel, they are still essentially subservient to all of their guests, if not significantly less well off.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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We are not subservient to a king or anyone else out of Washington.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Despite Aspinall winning the interim crown, UFC CEO Dana White remained steadfast in saying that Jones vs. Miocic was the fight to make.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Over the years, the Biden family has confronted unimaginable adversity with grace and steadfast perseverance.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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“Disciplined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplined. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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