as in to punish
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the player was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct
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Recent Examples of penalize
The investor has to be careful though, as retail brokerage firms have anti-flipping policies to penalize traders who get out too early.
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Sean Conlon,yun Li, CNBC, 12 June 2026
And a new rule means that any player who covers his mouth during a confrontation with an opponent may be penalized with a red card, which results in immediate dismissal from the field and suspension from the subsequent match.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 June 2026
Companies that are caught spamming risk being penalized in future search results, Lily Ray, who runs Algorythmic, an SEO consulting firm, told me.
—Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Russell was among roughly half a dozen drivers penalized for pit-lane speeding — an unusually high number.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 7 June 2026
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Sean Conlon,yun Li, CNBC, 12 June 2026
And a new rule means that any player who covers his mouth during a confrontation with an opponent may be penalized with a red card, which results in immediate dismissal from the field and suspension from the subsequent match.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 June 2026
Companies that are caught spamming risk being penalized in future search results, Lily Ray, who runs Algorythmic, an SEO consulting firm, told me.
—Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Russell was among roughly half a dozen drivers penalized for pit-lane speeding — an unusually high number.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penalize
punish
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Curry granted the young man a preliminary injunction that prevents NCAA brass from punishing Sorsby for violating — again, repeatedly — its rules on sports betting.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 June 2026
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The United States has placed travel bans on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members as part of a broader campaign to punish the current government for human rights abuses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalize. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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