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
Cities that fail to meet their housing allocation can be penalized.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Gabriel Georges still ran for 136 yards and two TDs in just two quarters and even while being penalized, provided a quite on-the-nose representation of where the Red Raiders appear to sit in comparison to their TSSAA football Division II-AAA foes.
—Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
The internet regulator has also recently penalized internet platforms for failing to moderate content posted on their sites.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
In back-to-back last-second road losses, his team has been penalized 18 times for 173 total yards.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Gabriel Georges still ran for 136 yards and two TDs in just two quarters and even while being penalized, provided a quite on-the-nose representation of where the Red Raiders appear to sit in comparison to their TSSAA football Division II-AAA foes.
—Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
The internet regulator has also recently penalized internet platforms for failing to moderate content posted on their sites.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
In back-to-back last-second road losses, his team has been penalized 18 times for 173 total yards.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penalize
punish
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Freeport-McMoRan — The copper and gold miner gained more than 1% after UBS upgraded Freeport to buy from neutral, saying it has been overly punished after declaring force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia following a deadly collapse.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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That bill also included a provision that would punish states that provide health coverage to undocumented immigrants.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalize. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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