as in punished
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the player was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct
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Recent Examples of penalized
Market sentiment has penalized legacy automakers for slowing EV adoption, but these weren't profitable anyway.
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Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The fight was stopped between rounds, but fighters shouldn't be shamed or penalized for knowing when to bow out.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.
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Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Instead, StubHub automatically sided with the confused buyer and penalized you.
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Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Some buzz in and wager a guess, while others avoid getting penalized for a wrong response.
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Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
Her husband, who works in a factory painting industrial trucks, would be penalized for such a move, imperiling future raises.
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Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
16 June 2026
Life has always penalized unpreparedness and lack of diligence.
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Bydoug Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 June 2026
Traveling with youngsters in Europe isn’t always penalized, of course.
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Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The fight was stopped between rounds, but fighters shouldn't be shamed or penalized for knowing when to bow out.
—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.
—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Instead, StubHub automatically sided with the confused buyer and penalized you.
—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Some buzz in and wager a guess, while others avoid getting penalized for a wrong response.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
Her husband, who works in a factory painting industrial trucks, would be penalized for such a move, imperiling future raises.
—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
16 June 2026
Life has always penalized unpreparedness and lack of diligence.
—
Bydoug Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 June 2026
Traveling with youngsters in Europe isn’t always penalized, of course.
—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penalized
punished
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Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.
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Months later, Brian Cox told The Hollywood Reporter in December 2024 that Spacey had been punished enough.
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“Penalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalized. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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