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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
Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
While traditional schools continue to teach Rikyū’s disciplined aesthetics, matcha has entered its global afterlife of commercialization and popular culture.
—The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Hospital management has disciplined more than a dozen union leaders for exercising our right to talk to colleagues about our union and our right to speak about workplace violence in the press.
—Donovan Carey, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
On the bright side, this is one of those rare moments of transparency that is quite uncommon for a typically disciplined and cagey administration obsessed with controlling the narrative around the governor’s executive prowess.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
While traditional schools continue to teach Rikyū’s disciplined aesthetics, matcha has entered its global afterlife of commercialization and popular culture.
—The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
The group remained notably disciplined in its narrow messaging and persistent criticism of Johnson.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Hospital management has disciplined more than a dozen union leaders for exercising our right to talk to colleagues about our union and our right to speak about workplace violence in the press.
—Donovan Carey, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplined
Adjective
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Not in an overly aggressive way, just pretty controlled, moving the ball around.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 2025
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This concentration of energy creates a tiny, controlled burn that interrupts the faulty circuit causing the tremor.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rather than dragging everything out at once, break up your decluttering project into smaller, more manageable tasks each weekend.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2026
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Reaching out to one friend a week is a manageable way to boost your well-being.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
14 Jan. 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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Indiana physically punished Alabama in the quarterfinal.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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People who have been punished but treated humanely have a far greater chance of successfully reintegrating into society, an important consideration for all of us.—
Mary Buser,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His multicourse omakase shows off the chef’s restrained minimalist Edomae style and love of aged fish.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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In response, Watson has pushed for a more restrained budget process, tighter oversight of city finances and a systemwide evaluation of how City Hall delivers services — all aimed at restoring transparency and credibility.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In 1807, the Harmonists took a vow to remain celibate, which required them to build more community houses as the number of unwed society members grew.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
30 Dec. 2025
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And Shakers are celibate – one of the practices that most startled their neighbors in 18th- and 19th-century America.—
Christian Goodwillie,
The Conversation,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Lynch is in a subservient power-sharing arrangement with coach Kyle Shanahan.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Created by Alex Horne, who plays the subservient assistant in the episodes, the show has a unique talent for mining comedy from complete mundanity and inanity, and somehow gets more creative with each passing season.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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What alerted them to her location wasn’t footprints or a cell phone ping, however, but rather the sounds of her steadfast pup, Cami.—
Outside,
Outside,
6 Jan. 2026
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The year-on-year increases at each major are more modest, usually between 10 and 12 percent, but that percentage of tournament revenue remains steadfast, if not entirely immovable.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Disciplined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplined. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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