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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
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Schools as a grassroots power base also helps explain why the people of Minneapolis were able to mount a disciplined and effective defense against ICE when its agents began kidnapping their children on their way to and from school.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Some agencies are fiscally disciplined; others are not.
—Rose Evans
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
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Adjective
The current administration has taken a more disciplined approach to accountability, and congressional Republicans have been more engaged in providing the kind of oversight the Constitution envisions.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Schools as a grassroots power base also helps explain why the people of Minneapolis were able to mount a disciplined and effective defense against ICE when its agents began kidnapping their children on their way to and from school.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Verb
Turner had a difficult relationship with his father, who had a weakness for alcohol and disciplined his son with a leather strap or a wire coat hanger.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Some agencies are fiscally disciplined; others are not.
—Rose Evans
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplined
Adjective
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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.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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That translates to asking your stylist for something that sits between the lip and chin with a very blunt, controlled perimeter.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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As Edgecombe showed this season, finding talent in the draft can give Philadelphia a key rotation-level player on a manageable contract.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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What had been manageable for years became impossible to ignore.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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He had been engaged in a months-long chaste affair with Jane Seymour that Anne was aware of and angry about.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Consider flowering dogwood, chaste tree, dwarf Italian cypress, or Little Gem magnolia instead.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Europe has for years tried to isolate the Russian leader and punished his country with international sanctions.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Card policy is supposed to be enforced by the city finance director and lapses are to be punished by cancelation of card access.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Puerto Rican rum production emphasizes column distillation and filtration, yielding a cleaner, lighter, and more restrained profile than many heavier Caribbean styles.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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It was described by critics as psychologically uneasy and emotionally claustrophobic, with Keough serving as the restrained emotional center of the film.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The goal isn’t decentralization as an aesthetic, but decentralization that stays governable.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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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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According to tradition, Lilith left the Garden of Eden after refusing to be subservient to Adam.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Diaries confirm that life is in the details, and in its passions, all of which Ford includes, all of which are inevitably subservient to time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Disciplined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplined. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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