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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verb (2)

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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Recent Examples of fined
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As a result, Tortorella was fined $100,000 and the Golden Knights were docked a second-round pick in June’s draft. — Joe Smith, New York Times, 24 July 2026 European regulators have fined Google 890 million euros ($1 billion), alleging the company gives preferential treatment to its own services. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 July 2026 London — The European Union has fined Google €890 million ($1 billion) for breaching rules designed to promote competition in digital services, the first time the company has been penalized under the landmark law. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 That’s due to an European Commission announcement on Thursday that American tech juggernaut Google will be fined 890 million euros (close to $1 billion) for allegedly violating the trade bloc’s Digital Markets Act. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 America woke up Thursday to find the EU had fined the company $1 billion for illegally undercutting competition under the Digital Markets Act. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 In what proved a more lenient ruling than some feared, the court fined Nadezhdin 1,000 rubles ($12) and set him free. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 17 July 2026 When those citations occur, the buyer is fined at least $1,000 and their vehicle is towed. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fined
  1. imposed
  2. filtered
  3. charged
  4. clarified
  5. cleaned
  6. extracted
  7. refined
  8. washed
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  • Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • And if the victim is younger than age 59½, an early withdrawal penalty of 10% may be imposed.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 18 July 2026
Definition of imposed
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  • The water contained urine from the porta-potties that had been filtered through a system visible beneath the tank.
    — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • The smoke in Philadelphia had filtered down from wildfires in northern Ontario; cities across the United States issued air-quality warnings to residents, directing them to stay indoors as much as possible.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of filtered
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  • Ponce was charged in the March 2022 shooting death of John Reyes, 21, at a party in north Fort Worth.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
  • D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has been charged with killing and dismembering the 14-year-old.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Definition of charged
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  • Crochet clarified his diagnosis remains left shoulder inflammation, specifically the capsule.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Despite that, the FDA clarified on X that the Taylor Farms lettuce is most likely the cause.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of clarified
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  • Most railings can be cleaned with these basic steps, but methods for stain removal can differ.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • The law also added a requirement that heavy water users (over 100,000 gallons a day) must use reclaimed water, or water that has been used and cleaned, to offset their use of fresh, drinkable water.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of cleaned
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  • As residents pay fines and fees, money is extracted from the communities that can least afford the loss.
    — Brian Lawton, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • During processing, the juices are extracted from the fruit, and the remaining flesh and fiber are discarded.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
Definition of extracted
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  • For 20 years, Rozay has refined a larger-than-life kingpin character, one that directs drug traffic and greenlights hits while anchored in Biscayne Bay, an iced champagne bucket always within reach.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • According to Archer, Halo leverages technologies refined through nearly eight years of electric aircraft research and testing.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of refined
Verb
  • Whether due to size constraints, residue transfer, or bacterial contamination, these items should be washed in your dishwasher alone.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026
  • Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, a microscopic parasite people acquire by eating fresh produce grown or washed with water carrying human waste.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of washed

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