1
as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
you must choose a discipline to focus on in college
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as in punishments
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
harsh discipline was imposed to keep order within the ranks
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as in punishes
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 disciplines
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Past experiences explored excellence across diverse disciplines, including haute couture and luxury watches.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
This combination of liberal arts and engineering disciplines provided her with both analytical thinking skills and technical expertise, which would prove handy in her later roles in Silicon Valley.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Nationally, over the last decade, testing requests across all disciplines of forensics increased, according to the report.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Their deeper role is to host inquietud—the restless desire to know more, to question assumptions, to look for connections across disciplines and geographies.
—Javier Garcia Del Moral
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
His background in two disciplines informs his approach, with an emphasis on natural and functional outcomes.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Most of the young women in the Mesa volleyball program play both disciplines.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
The open letter is the first to feature Nobel Prize winners from a wide range of scientific disciplines.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Days after his conviction, a state agency that disciplines judges formally suspended Ferguson from office without his salary.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
But Cade added that employers could open themselves up to discrimination complaints — for example, if a company disciplines workers differently based on their race, gender, age or political views.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
This isn’t a topic that’s remotely new or isolated to Swift, of course, as many artists of various disciplines have wrestled with the question of whether misery is a necessary ingredient for great art.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Past experiences explored excellence across diverse disciplines, including haute couture and luxury watches.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
This combination of liberal arts and engineering disciplines provided her with both analytical thinking skills and technical expertise, which would prove handy in her later roles in Silicon Valley.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Nationally, over the last decade, testing requests across all disciplines of forensics increased, according to the report.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Their deeper role is to host inquietud—the restless desire to know more, to question assumptions, to look for connections across disciplines and geographies.
—Javier Garcia Del Moral
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
His background in two disciplines informs his approach, with an emphasis on natural and functional outcomes.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Most of the young women in the Mesa volleyball program play both disciplines.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
The open letter is the first to feature Nobel Prize winners from a wide range of scientific disciplines.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
The kid acts up, the dad disciplines him and mom just sends a sorry text.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Days after his conviction, a state agency that disciplines judges formally suspended Ferguson from office without his salary.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
But Cade added that employers could open themselves up to discrimination complaints — for example, if a company disciplines workers differently based on their race, gender, age or political views.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplines
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Trump hasn't carried Virginia in any of his three runs for the presidency, which suggests an advantage for Democrats, said Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, who represents naval-heavy areas including Portsmouth and Norfolk.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The trade-off is that Salah is then able to get on the ball in dangerous areas.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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If convicted of the charges, Griffith faces punishments ranging from a fine of $1 to 270 days in jail.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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The possible punishments vary dramatically.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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This regressive move punishes our own workers and residents to try to plug budget holes.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … WOKE OVERREACH – Parents outraged as school punishes boys over trans locker room confrontation.—
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FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The budget pressures departments to have state employees return to their offices instead of working at home as many have done since the 2020 pandemic.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Now, three days into the federal government showdown, California departments are also using their homepages to cast blame.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lawrence also twice failed to snap the ball in time, resulting in delay-of-game penalties, including one on the final drive.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But container shipping companies could still be risking other penalties at CBP’s discretion.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are domains such as video livestreaming where companies now must rely on AI technologies to achieve any kind of timely action, before events can spin out of control.—
John Wihbey,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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Unlike traditional security systems that treat these domains separately, ARGUS merges them, giving it the ability to sense, analyze, and respond to breaches across networks and environments simultaneously.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This month invites you into the realms of emotional mastery and deep inner work.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Even more troubling, the attacks escalated into more personal realms, with Minaj making disparaging comments about Cardi B’s pregnancy, and mentioning her children explicitly.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Statewide, most of the turnover came from educators exiting their school districts entirely, including for retirement or jobs in new fields, instead of transferring to a different school district, the Policy Forum reported.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The collection is designed to encourage young girls to pursue their dreams — especially in sports and male-dominated fields.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disciplines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplines. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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