as in penalties
a sum of money to be paid as a punishment
a $50 fine for speeding
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as in imposes
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 filters
to remove usually visible impurities from
the use of egg shells to fine wine
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Recent Examples of fines
Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Those relatively few poachers who do face justice often walk with minor fines and other penalties.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Laws adopted by more than half the nation since 2021 ban gender-affirming care for minors, threatening doctors who violate them with the loss of their medical licenses, steep fines and even jail time, in some cases.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
And while those enforcement actions have not yet translated into criminal cases or fines against the employers, the raids themselves in some cases significantly disrupted business operations.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
At Radius’ West Oakland facility, the company has racked up dozens of violations, at least two major fires, and over $8 million in fines and settlements in the past five years alone.
—Brian Beveridge, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Other punishments could include lengthy suspensions and fines imposed on Ballmer, the Clippers and team officials.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
All told, Norfolk Southern shelled out well north of $1 billion in settlements, fines, and other fees to clean up in and around East Palestine.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
According to the complaint, the Estradas rejected Crosno's request, imposed additional fees and fines, and later threatened eviction, even though Crosno provided supporting documentation from her psychiatrist.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Worse still, oversights in storage and security expose sensitive content, prompting GDPR, CCPA or SOX violations as well as potential fines and reputational erosion.
—Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Those relatively few poachers who do face justice often walk with minor fines and other penalties.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Laws adopted by more than half the nation since 2021 ban gender-affirming care for minors, threatening doctors who violate them with the loss of their medical licenses, steep fines and even jail time, in some cases.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
And while those enforcement actions have not yet translated into criminal cases or fines against the employers, the raids themselves in some cases significantly disrupted business operations.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
At Radius’ West Oakland facility, the company has racked up dozens of violations, at least two major fires, and over $8 million in fines and settlements in the past five years alone.
—Brian Beveridge, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Other punishments could include lengthy suspensions and fines imposed on Ballmer, the Clippers and team officials.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
All told, Norfolk Southern shelled out well north of $1 billion in settlements, fines, and other fees to clean up in and around East Palestine.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
According to the complaint, the Estradas rejected Crosno's request, imposed additional fees and fines, and later threatened eviction, even though Crosno provided supporting documentation from her psychiatrist.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fines
penalties
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By leveraging standard x86 servers, the solution avoids markup penalties associated with traditional storage appliances while lowering the total cost of ownership.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The stock got a big lift in early September from an antitrust ruling by a judge, whose penalties came in lighter than shareholders feared.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Fines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fines. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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