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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
Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2026
For Gen Z, that could mean inventing new career paths, blending skills across disciplines, or building opportunities rather than waiting for traditional ladders to reappear.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
However, the Chinese researchers argue that those systems typically focus on fewer disciplines and often require manual adjustments when expanded.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
The committee evaluates nominations from qualified proposers—such as heads of state, national legislators, professors in relevant disciplines, past laureates, and directors of foreign policy or peace institutes.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
The global, nonprofit agency accredits academic programs leading to degrees in specific disciplines.
—Regina Samson, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
Our mid-year innovation workshop brought this to life—bringing together colleagues from across disciplines to surface new ideas, test assumptions, and strengthen the connective tissue of our growing organization.
—Charlotte Sharpe, Big Think, 23 Dec. 2025
Each of the book’s five disciplines – fiction, personal essay and memoir, magazine writing, poetry and playwriting – is given 60 or more pages of attention that includes exercises, examples and resources for further information.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2025
And over the course of the following months, billions of dollars of grants supporting research projects across disciplines, institutions and states were terminated.
—Stephanie J. Nawyn, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Todd Richmond, Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
Big 12 athletic directors voted 15-1 during the offseason in favor of a policy which disciplines home teams when spectators throw debris onto the gridiron.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
Astronauts in line to go to the ISS spend weeks with doctors across different disciplines, including emergency medicine and dentistry, Coleman says.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2026
For Gen Z, that could mean inventing new career paths, blending skills across disciplines, or building opportunities rather than waiting for traditional ladders to reappear.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
However, the Chinese researchers argue that those systems typically focus on fewer disciplines and often require manual adjustments when expanded.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
The committee evaluates nominations from qualified proposers—such as heads of state, national legislators, professors in relevant disciplines, past laureates, and directors of foreign policy or peace institutes.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
The global, nonprofit agency accredits academic programs leading to degrees in specific disciplines.
—Regina Samson, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
Our mid-year innovation workshop brought this to life—bringing together colleagues from across disciplines to surface new ideas, test assumptions, and strengthen the connective tissue of our growing organization.
—Charlotte Sharpe, Big Think, 23 Dec. 2025
Each of the book’s five disciplines – fiction, personal essay and memoir, magazine writing, poetry and playwriting – is given 60 or more pages of attention that includes exercises, examples and resources for further information.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2025
And over the course of the following months, billions of dollars of grants supporting research projects across disciplines, institutions and states were terminated.
—Stephanie J. Nawyn, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
The state Judicial Commission, which disciplines state judges, and Milwaukee County Chief Judge Carl Ashley, Dugan's superior, haven't responded to questions Friday about when Dugan's office will officially become vacant.
—Todd Richmond, Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
Big 12 athletic directors voted 15-1 during the offseason in favor of a policy which disciplines home teams when spectators throw debris onto the gridiron.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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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Due to its wide span, the fiber deployed by the network will undoubtedly run alongside existing fiber in some areas and create duplicative broadband infrastructure.—
Johnny Kampis,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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In 70 experiments conducted over a few days, Veronika applied the implement exclusively to hard-to-reach areas, like her rump, loin, thurl and navel flap.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Under the new agreement, brand-limiting NCAA punishments against any of those three programs would trigger the same 30% reduction, while men’s hockey would be subject to a smaller, 20% cut.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The possible punishments for being found in contempt of Congress is a fine of up to $100,000 and prison time of no more than 12 months.—
Mike Stunson,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The ice punishes the slightest miscalculations, demands the sharpest of focus.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The scene came in a fictional segment parodying Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead in which Maggie defends her architectural talents after her daycare teacher punishes her for making beautiful structures from building blocks.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Dec. 2025
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The technology uses sound to detect gunfire and alerts police departments to the area of that sound.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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The legislation would modify federal highway and freight safety programs to allow grant recipients, such as state departments of transportation, to use vehicle telematics and predictive analytics to identify infrastructure concerns.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Jan. 2026
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The game was especially chippy, as the teams combined for 21 penalties, totaling 78 minutes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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If force is used, resisting arrest can be charged as a Class A misdemeanor, which carries penalties of up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Watchdog Fintrac fines crypto exchange Cryptomus some $126 million for failing to flag potentially criminal transactions.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Similar patterns emerge in other domains.—
Andy Molinsky,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the companies will jointly develop these ASVs to include mass production planning, installation, proposal development, and technical domains.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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The kaleidoscopic House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe is an immersive, otherworldly art installation featuring rooms that virtually transport you to different realms.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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There is more ascending and descending between realms, with talk of getting to heaven and going down.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Disciplines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplines. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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