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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as in filtered
to remove usually visible impurities from
the use of egg shells to fine wine
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Recent Examples of fined
Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Bayron-Velez also was fined, charged Florida Department of Health case costs and assigned a continuing medical education course.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
Riders who repeatedly violate parking rules may be fined or have their accounts suspended, according to the company.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
It has twice been fined $200 for allowing the background check on an employee to expire.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
He was sentenced to 80 hours of community service and a year of probation, fined $2,000 and barred from hunting for three years.
—Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
For that, the city fined $250 a day for 407 straight days.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
In September, Nevada’s Bureau of Water Pollution Control fined the company nearly $250,000 for violating environmental regulations nearly 800 times in the last two years, including for spilling untreated groundwater onto public roads and not reporting it to authorities, ProPublica first reported.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Brown was not fined for his comments.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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The Cardinals fined the coach $100,000 for his actions.
—Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Bayron-Velez also was fined, charged Florida Department of Health case costs and assigned a continuing medical education course.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
Riders who repeatedly violate parking rules may be fined or have their accounts suspended, according to the company.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
It has twice been fined $200 for allowing the background check on an employee to expire.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
He was sentenced to 80 hours of community service and a year of probation, fined $2,000 and barred from hunting for three years.
—Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
For that, the city fined $250 a day for 407 straight days.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
In September, Nevada’s Bureau of Water Pollution Control fined the company nearly $250,000 for violating environmental regulations nearly 800 times in the last two years, including for spilling untreated groundwater onto public roads and not reporting it to authorities, ProPublica first reported.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Brown was not fined for his comments.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Fined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fined. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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