as in condemning
to impose a judicial punishment on
the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served
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Recent Examples of sentencing
Both asked the judge to consider their trial testimony before sentencing Combs.
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Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Diddy sentencing live Watch live from outside the courthouse.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The judge denied the motion, ordering the hip-hop mogul to remain in jail until sentencing.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In 1993, a jury convicted Jones of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed robbery, sentencing him to death.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Victim’s father speaks after sentencing Marissa Grimes’ father, Daryl Grimes, addressed O’Steen in the courtroom after Judge Ryan Hill pronounced the sentence.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, a Miami federal judge ordered Graham’s immediate surrender to the Bureau of Prisons after sentencing him to seven years for ripping off millions from his mother.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Wenger still faces sentencing in that case, regardless of how the civil rights trial pans out.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Tahoe is obviously getting more aggressive with icon-shape enforcement, up to and including automatically manipulating them and sentencing them to icon jail.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Diddy sentencing live Watch live from outside the courthouse.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The judge denied the motion, ordering the hip-hop mogul to remain in jail until sentencing.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In 1993, a jury convicted Jones of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed robbery, sentencing him to death.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Victim’s father speaks after sentencing Marissa Grimes’ father, Daryl Grimes, addressed O’Steen in the courtroom after Judge Ryan Hill pronounced the sentence.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, a Miami federal judge ordered Graham’s immediate surrender to the Bureau of Prisons after sentencing him to seven years for ripping off millions from his mother.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Wenger still faces sentencing in that case, regardless of how the civil rights trial pans out.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Tahoe is obviously getting more aggressive with icon-shape enforcement, up to and including automatically manipulating them and sentencing them to icon jail.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentencing
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Sprague, who took over as CEO in January, took a far more aggressive stance in an exclusive interview with The Athletic on Wednesday, condemning the behavior of those fans at Bethpage.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Melissa Barrera, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Lukas Gage, Mara Wilson and Toni Colette were among the stars condemning the news of Norwood’s possible signing.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Day-Lewis is legendary for going to punishing lengths to deliver authentic performances.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Composer Deantoni Parks’s score sustains and amplifies the tension, heightening the creeping pretense of water rushing forward and the punishing breathlessness of struggling back upstream.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Sentencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentencing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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