as in imposing
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 filtering
to remove usually visible impurities from
the use of egg shells to fine wine
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Recent Examples of fining
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
The city's cart retrieval program, which was formalized in October, can charge stores as much as $50 per cart returned to them, though Republican state lawmakers are looking to stop Arizona cities from fining businesses for the service.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, the goal isn't fining owners.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Apple Music introduced fraud penalties back in 2022, where along with demonetizing the illegitimate streams themselves, the company employed a sliding scale of fining fraudsters a fee calculated on what would’ve been royalties.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
In response to the San Bruno tragedy, the California Public Utilities Commission, which is investigating the latest explosion, began fining gas companies and utilities for violating state and federal gas safety rules.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
The Bristol-Burlington Health District last year began fining the company over excessive noise, and had compiled a bill of about $35,000.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
By December, the 27-member bloc invoked the Digital Services Act for the first time by fining X over $140 million.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
Dearborn Heights Mayor Mo Baydoun has not filed a couple of campaign finance reports, including one that was due two months ago, resulting in the county fining him, according to Wayne County campaign finance records.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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The city has been fining him ever since.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
The city's cart retrieval program, which was formalized in October, can charge stores as much as $50 per cart returned to them, though Republican state lawmakers are looking to stop Arizona cities from fining businesses for the service.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, the goal isn't fining owners.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Apple Music introduced fraud penalties back in 2022, where along with demonetizing the illegitimate streams themselves, the company employed a sliding scale of fining fraudsters a fee calculated on what would’ve been royalties.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
In response to the San Bruno tragedy, the California Public Utilities Commission, which is investigating the latest explosion, began fining gas companies and utilities for violating state and federal gas safety rules.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
The Bristol-Burlington Health District last year began fining the company over excessive noise, and had compiled a bill of about $35,000.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
By December, the 27-member bloc invoked the Digital Services Act for the first time by fining X over $140 million.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
Dearborn Heights Mayor Mo Baydoun has not filed a couple of campaign finance reports, including one that was due two months ago, resulting in the county fining him, according to Wayne County campaign finance records.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Fining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fining. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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