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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
Grace Raynor, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Through two matches, SDFC looks more complete, more disciplined and perhaps more dangerous than the team that shocked the Western Conference a year ago.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
There’s her sister, Dorothy (Jamie Lee Curtis), who’s as loud and boisterous as Kay is quiet and disciplined.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
What won’t show up in the box score is how disciplined Harmon was in managing Texas’ lead.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Through two matches, SDFC looks more complete, more disciplined and perhaps more dangerous than the team that shocked the Western Conference a year ago.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
First grader disciplined over Black Lives Matter drawing does have free speech rights, court rules.
—FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
There’s her sister, Dorothy (Jamie Lee Curtis), who’s as loud and boisterous as Kay is quiet and disciplined.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplined
Adjective
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Too bad the script feels less controlled and more directionless when each of these characters go head to head with an increasing body count across several bloody incidents.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Thiesse is his antithesis – quiet, controlled and polite.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Early detection keeps small problems manageable, protects your investment, and ensures a safe, comfortable home as spring settles in.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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This heavy-duty rake has a 17-inch head and a 68-inch length for more reach and manageable leaf and debris cleanup.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The best time to prune chaste tree is in late winter.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Dec. 2025
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Chihiro and Hiruhiko were engaging in the sort of passionate but chaste dude-bro melodrama that takes place only in shōnen manga.—
Matt Alt,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Anyone who pushes a person to the tracks with the possibility of a horrific death or injury should be seriously punished.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Last week, Bay Hill punished mistakes with force.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Downstairs, Bar Calico has a more restrained vibe.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Mar. 2026
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Refined, deliberate, restrained.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Another, governable president would be looking to move that range down for his party by either changing the circumstances or the perception of them to the electorate.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Based on the true legend of the founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers, the film traces the life of Lee, who after losing four children in infancy, became celibate and created a religious movement based in music and dayslong dance rituals.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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And, if not, are his only options to be forever celibate or to be raped?—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And yet, as a prophet of capitalism, in the regimented ballet of the pin-makers Smith intuited Henry Ford’s assembly line, of how the entire world would become subservient to manufacturing and finance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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For Liu, by contrast, the study of the classics seemed almost subservient to a process of cultural empowerment.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Disciplined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplined. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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