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
Also, his team told him over the radio, basically, don’t do anything stupid, Nato is going to be penalized for not using all his Attack Mode.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
But it is considered a civil violation, which can be penalized by deportation.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
But you may be penalized in other ways.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Smith was penalized with 50 points and a fine of $25,000 for crashing into Gray.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
This perception could turn those who, like Le Pen and Georgescu, are penalized by those institutions, into martyrs, warned Mounk.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Smith was penalized with 50 points and a fine of $25,000.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Smith was penalized with 50 points and a $25,000 fine.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a First Amendment case brought by the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, which says it’s being penalized for living out its faith without preaching it.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
But it is considered a civil violation, which can be penalized by deportation.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
But you may be penalized in other ways.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Smith was penalized with 50 points and a fine of $25,000 for crashing into Gray.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
This perception could turn those who, like Le Pen and Georgescu, are penalized by those institutions, into martyrs, warned Mounk.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Smith was penalized with 50 points and a fine of $25,000.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Smith was penalized with 50 points and a $25,000 fine.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a First Amendment case brought by the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, which says it’s being penalized for living out its faith without preaching it.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penalized
punished
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Duran is currently serving a three-match suspension after the club failed in a bid to overturn it but could now be punished further.—
Ben Burrows,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Too often, a high-risk plan has been miscalculated, and opponents have punished Postecoglou's men.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Penalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalized. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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