as in imposed
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the police will fine you for driving with one headlight out
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as in filtered
to remove usually visible impurities from
the use of egg shells to fine wine
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Recent Examples of fined
Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
Moments after the game, Nacua doubled down on his referee criticism in a tweet, for which he was later fined $25,000.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Workplace safety inspectors fined the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department more than $350,000 following their investigation into an explosion that killed three deputies.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Violators may be fined up to $5,000, but no one had been fined, the state says.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
If there’s no deal reached by the time the Jets begin their offseason program on April 20, Hall could opt not to sign the tender and skip the offseason program without being fined.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
He was ultimately cited for careless driving, was fined $164 and had four points added to his license, per Golf Digest.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
The bank also was fined $150 million by New York state’s financial regulator over its relationship with Epstein.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2026
In December Elon Musk's social media app X was fined 120 million euros.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
He was fined about $120 and released.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
Moments after the game, Nacua doubled down on his referee criticism in a tweet, for which he was later fined $25,000.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Workplace safety inspectors fined the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department more than $350,000 following their investigation into an explosion that killed three deputies.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Violators may be fined up to $5,000, but no one had been fined, the state says.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
If there’s no deal reached by the time the Jets begin their offseason program on April 20, Hall could opt not to sign the tender and skip the offseason program without being fined.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
He was ultimately cited for careless driving, was fined $164 and had four points added to his license, per Golf Digest.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
The bank also was fined $150 million by New York state’s financial regulator over its relationship with Epstein.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2026
In December Elon Musk's social media app X was fined 120 million euros.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Fined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fined. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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