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
Detroit was penalized another 15 yards when Branch flipped off the Packers home crowd and sideline during his trip to the locker room.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Leipold took exception to the tradition — which is penalized under Big 12 rules — and blasted the league office’s handling of the matter postgame.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
But that system came with a double standard — one that favored Americans and penalized everyone else.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
He was penalized three times — a false start and two holding penalties — and had an up-and-down afternoon in both pass protection and the run game.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
The Patriots were penalized 11 times for 65 yards.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Diggs was penalized for pass interference again late in the game on a 51-yard completion.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Boise State, which was penalized 13 times, briefly had a 7-6 lead in the second quarter but didn’t score again.
—Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
The 49ers were penalized 11 times in the game for 82 yards and turned the ball over four times.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Leipold took exception to the tradition — which is penalized under Big 12 rules — and blasted the league office’s handling of the matter postgame.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
But that system came with a double standard — one that favored Americans and penalized everyone else.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
He was penalized three times — a false start and two holding penalties — and had an up-and-down afternoon in both pass protection and the run game.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
The Patriots were penalized 11 times for 65 yards.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Diggs was penalized for pass interference again late in the game on a 51-yard completion.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Boise State, which was penalized 13 times, briefly had a 7-6 lead in the second quarter but didn’t score again.
—Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
The 49ers were penalized 11 times in the game for 82 yards and turned the ball over four times.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penalized
punished
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The coaches reacted quite differently — the Colts’ Shane Steichen punished Mitchell by playing him only sparingly a week later, while Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon lost his cool and erupted on the sideline, later apologizing.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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About 1 in 7 American companies has punished employees over social media comments related to Kirk’s killing.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Penalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalized. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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