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
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Devastating Pyrotechnics employed the seven people who died in the explosion and was fined more than $200,000 by Cal-Osha for workplace safety violations.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Companies would be fined up to $5,000 for the first nondisclosure violation and up to $10,000 for any subsequent violation.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
In 2025, state inspectors fined Brenntag, a global chemical wholesaler with headquarters in Germany, nearly $67,000 after its Charlotte-area plant broke federal regulations designed to protect people from hazardous waste.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Once in 2018, he was fined a whopping $600,000 for comments about tanking during a podcast with Hall of Famer Julius Erving.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Lavery also fined Roberts $1,000 and ordered him not drink alcohol, enter a bar or liquor store, nor hunt or fish while on probation.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
If my math serves me correctly, that’s ten that ain’t been fined.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
He was fined about $120 and released.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
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In a text message, Bhojani said he is being fined and did not testify.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Devastating Pyrotechnics employed the seven people who died in the explosion and was fined more than $200,000 by Cal-Osha for workplace safety violations.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Companies would be fined up to $5,000 for the first nondisclosure violation and up to $10,000 for any subsequent violation.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
In 2025, state inspectors fined Brenntag, a global chemical wholesaler with headquarters in Germany, nearly $67,000 after its Charlotte-area plant broke federal regulations designed to protect people from hazardous waste.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Once in 2018, he was fined a whopping $600,000 for comments about tanking during a podcast with Hall of Famer Julius Erving.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Lavery also fined Roberts $1,000 and ordered him not drink alcohol, enter a bar or liquor store, nor hunt or fish while on probation.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
If my math serves me correctly, that’s ten that ain’t been fined.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
He was fined about $120 and released.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Fined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fined. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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