FINED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

fined 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of fine

as in imposed

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty the police will fine you for driving with one headlight out

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past tense of fine

as in filtered

to remove usually visible impurities from the use of egg shells to fine wine

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In 2011, Kobach was fined $5,000 by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission — KPDC’s precursor — for inaccurately reporting more than $75,000 in contributions and expenditures during the 2010 election. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 In 2013, Kolenda was convicted in Missoula County Justice Court in Montana on one count of acting as an insurance producer without a license and was fined $10,000, officials said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 Europe fined them €432 million for jumping the gun, then ordered the deal unwound, and the startup was spun back out in June 2024. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 Then the Taoyuan District Court sentenced him to five months in jail and fined him roughly $4,700 for recording private activity without consent. — Jihun Joun, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 Al Taawoun have been given a two-game stadium ban in the Saudi Pro League and fined 100,000 riyals ($26,660, £19,796) after fans were filmed chanting the name of the late footballer Diogo Jota. — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The league suspended Ballmer for one year, fined the team $30 million and forced it to forfeit five first-round draft picks. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 He was fined $700,000 by the NBA, while his business advisor, Dennis Robertson, was banned from engaging in future business dealing with the league. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 He was fined $5,000, to be paid to the State Bar of New Mexico Client Protection Fund, but more penalties could come out of the disciplinary proceedings ordered by the court. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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The cutthroat nature, imposed mostly by Jerry, at the audition dissipates; everyone, except Jerry, is being genuinely welcoming and encouraging of Mona stepping in.

— Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
Trump imposed import taxes of up to 50% on a range of Canadian products.

— Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

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At the conclusion of the three-day inquest, Lizzie was arrested and charged in the double murder of her father and stepmother.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Last October, investigators with the Vernon Police Department arrested Pietras and charged him with 20 counts of second-degree larceny and 60 counts of intent to defraud funeral service contracts.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of charged

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Neither the athlete-plaintiffs nor the NCAA has clarified how many roster spots are unoccupied in the 2026–27 season.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The pair had already been dating for quite some time before that, which Swift previously clarified in a Time interview.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of clarified

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Sub-agents then went through code repositories and extracted credentials like passwords and tokens that developers had left, written directly into the company’s software.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Egg freezing is a process in which unfertilized egg cells are extracted, frozen and stored to preserve fertility, which has become more popular among women who want to have children later in life.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of extracted

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For the global economy to function, copious amounts of oil — 100 million barrels a day of the stuff — must be found, extracted, transported, refined into usable products and delivered to customers.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Working closely with its wholesale technology team, Arc’teryx refined its order workflows, gathered feedback directly from dealers and observed the buying process to understand where retailers were encountering obstacles.

— Advertorial, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of refined

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Nearby, a 9-year-old washed his face discreetly in the bushes with a bottle of water, a bright orange backpack slung over his shoulder.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
Undamaged tomatoes can often be washed, their stems removed, and frozen solid, then thawed and used in salsas, stews, or marinara later on.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

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