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
Without clearer guidance, people who are already facing a crisis may be penalized for receiving help.
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Pamala Wiepking, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
Hiraoka was penalized a point in the 10th round for delivering a punch below the belt that caused a short stoppage.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Currently, a player penalized for targeting in the second half of a game must sit out the first half of the next game.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Hughes lost his teeth on the ice from high-stick to the mouth, put the Americans in a dangerous spot at the end of the third period when he got penalized for high-sticking, but then delivered the game–winner a few minutes into overtime.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Feb. 2026
First, in the quarterfinal, Czechia took a 3-2 lead with under 8 minutes to play in the third period (on a controversial play which officials admitted should have been penalized for too many men on the ice).
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
And if [Radko] Gudas was penalized, then Doughty should have been too for the hit on Pasta.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
On the other hand, a slowdown was registered in Europe, penalized by the wholesale channel, and in China.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Wilson was not penalized for the hit, which appeared to be clean.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Pamala Wiepking, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
Hiraoka was penalized a point in the 10th round for delivering a punch below the belt that caused a short stoppage.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Currently, a player penalized for targeting in the second half of a game must sit out the first half of the next game.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Hughes lost his teeth on the ice from high-stick to the mouth, put the Americans in a dangerous spot at the end of the third period when he got penalized for high-sticking, but then delivered the game–winner a few minutes into overtime.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Feb. 2026
First, in the quarterfinal, Czechia took a 3-2 lead with under 8 minutes to play in the third period (on a controversial play which officials admitted should have been penalized for too many men on the ice).
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
And if [Radko] Gudas was penalized, then Doughty should have been too for the hit on Pasta.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
On the other hand, a slowdown was registered in Europe, penalized by the wholesale channel, and in China.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Wilson was not penalized for the hit, which appeared to be clean.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penalized
punished
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Usually the pressure is on schools to make sure rules are not violated, but for Bylaw 600, schools can do everything right and still be punished for a player violating the rule on their own.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The software giant’s stock had been punished lately on fears that AI is threating its business model.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Penalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalized. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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