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
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
The player who was wrongly penalized would have the foul removed, and the player who attempted to deceive the officials would be punished in real time.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Traveling with youngsters in Europe isn’t always penalized, of course.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
After reviewing practice film from last week, the NFL determined Tampa Bay had too many players ending up on the ground and penalized the club by taking away one of its offseason workouts.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 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
This gives borrowers a chance to prepare to make full payments after graduation without being penalized.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 9 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
Israeli soldiers accused of harming Palestinians are rarely penalized and were indicted in fewer than 1% of cases based on 2,427 complaints alleging wrongdoing between 2016 and 2024, according to Israeli rights group Yesh Din.
—CBS News, 6 June 2026
Andrea Hsu, NPR, 16 June 2026
The player who was wrongly penalized would have the foul removed, and the player who attempted to deceive the officials would be punished in real time.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Traveling with youngsters in Europe isn’t always penalized, of course.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
After reviewing practice film from last week, the NFL determined Tampa Bay had too many players ending up on the ground and penalized the club by taking away one of its offseason workouts.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 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
This gives borrowers a chance to prepare to make full payments after graduation without being penalized.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 9 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
Israeli soldiers accused of harming Palestinians are rarely penalized and were indicted in fewer than 1% of cases based on 2,427 complaints alleging wrongdoing between 2016 and 2024, according to Israeli rights group Yesh Din.
—CBS News, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penalized
punished
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Then, in Leverkusen, Newcastle had the two best chances, but neither Neave nor Joe Brayson could take them and they were punished.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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The announcement was a stunning end to Moore’s short, up-and-down tenure that saw the Wolverines take a step back on the field after winning the national championship and being punished by the NCAA.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Penalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalized. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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